Elite Squad
Seen it?2007 | 115 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences adore it (8.1 out of 10), though it had middling reviews (51% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Training Day, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Berlin award: Golden Bear.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$15 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by José Padilha
- Wagner MouraCapitão Nascimento
- André RamiroAndré Matias
- Caio JunqueiraNeto
- Milhem CortazCapitão Fabio
- Fernanda MachadoMaria
- Maria RibeiroRosane
- Paulo VilelaEdu
- Fernanda de FreitasRoberta
- André Di MauroPedro Rodrigues
- Fábio LagoBaiano