Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite)
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- Synopsis
- For decades, the South American metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has clocked in as staggeringly lethal. Its violence-scarred and blood-strewn ghettos (or "favelas") are regularly patrolled by crazed drug gangs whose open-fire battles with police ......
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- Starring
- Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado
- Director(s)
- José Padilha
- Distributor(s)
- IFC
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min.
Critic Reviews
Variety | Jay WeissbergAdd Critic to Favorites
A one-note celebration of violence-for-good that plays like a recruitment film for fascist thugs.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Ray BennettAdd Critic to Favorites
Poorly structured and at times incoherent.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
A relentlessly ugly, unpleasant, often incoherent assault on the senses from Brazil.Read the full review
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02/08/10 Since Feb. 2, Chris Boyes and Paul Ottosson have had a lot in common. | Variety -
Jose Padilha Picks Up The Controller For Lionsgate Video Game Adaptation
06/04/09 Lionsgate has nabbed director Jose Padilha and writer Braulio Mantovani to develop a live action adaptation of "Agent in Place," an upcoming video game from Union Entertainment. | MTV Movies Blog -
Padilha to direct Lionsgate's 'Place'
06/03/09 Lionsgate has set Jose Padilha to direct, and Braulio Mantovani to script "Agent in Place," a live action feature based on the upcoming videogame created by Fline Dille and developed with Union Entertainment. | Variety -
Brazil film business weathers downturn
05/14/09 While the global economic crisis drains credit and private equity from film and presales markets elsewhere, a wave of optimism has swept Brazil's film industry, with some forecasting local production could make it through the downturn virtually unharmed. | Variety -
'You 2' pumps up Brazilian box office
05/14/09 Vet helmer Daniel Filho's "If I Were You 2" was designed to be a local summer hit, extending the joke of a couple who get to know each other better by switching bodies, but before its opening Jan. 2, not even those close to the project could have forecast what was about to happen. | Variety -
Leaner Tribeca Fest in ‘09: Competition, Discovery Rosters Unveiled
03/09/09 "We feel really confident about the program and hope that people respond well to it," explained David Kwok. | indieWIRE -
'The Milk of Sorrow' wins Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear award
02/14/09 Director Claudia Llosa's "The Milk of Sorrow," a film that addresses the fears of women abused during Peru's turbulent recent history, won the Berlin film festival's top Golden Bear award Saturday. | JAM! Showbiz -
Directors find Golden path post-Berlin
02/09/09 Berlin's Golden Bear is actually just gilded bronze, but its true value can be immeasurable. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Uni Chooses Jose Padilha for The Sigma Protocol
01/27/09 Universal has found its director for international thriller "The Sigma Protocol": Berlin prize winner Jose Padilha. | Rotten Tomatoes -
BERLINALE '09 | Panorama Announces 21 Titles
01/07/09 "Almost half the programme has been decided", said Panorama director Wieland Speck in a statement. | indieWIRE
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