Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite)
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- Synopsis
- Set in the mid-90's in the most vicious, drug ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro, 'Elite Squad' tells the true story of two long-time friends who become undercover agents in an elite operations unit created to assassinate drug lords....
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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.
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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