Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite)

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

Release Date:	2007-10-12
Runtime:	115 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, Action, Crime
Production:	Universal Pictures do Brasil, The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Costa Films, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes

Overview

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.