Elite Squad
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive
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
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $15M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
How Elite Squad actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Elite Squad appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Elite Squad returned 3.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $15M
- Release date
- Oct 5, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Brazil
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