Tropa de Elite

Release date: 2007-10-12
Runtime: 115
Country: Brazil
Budget: $4,000,000

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.

Director: José Padilha

Genre: Drama, Action, Crime

Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Fábio Lago, Erick Oliveira, Marcello Escorel, Roberta Santiago