"Elite Squad" ( port. Tropa de Elite ) - a film directed by José Padilla for the bestselling book by Luis Eduardo Soares "Elite Squad." In 2008, the film received the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival [2] [3] . The film tells about the everyday life of the Brazilian elite police unit BOPE , associated with corruption and violence.
| Elite squad | |
|---|---|
| Tropa de elite | |
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| Genre | drama action movie |
| Producer | Jose Padilla |
| Producer | Jose Padilla Marcus Pradu |
| Author script | Jose Padilla Rodrigue Pimentel Braulio Mantovani |
| In the main cast | Wagner Moura Andre Ramiro Cayo Junqueira Maria Ribeiro Fernanda mashadu |
| Operator | Lula Carvalho |
| Composer | Pedro Bromfman |
| Film company | Zazen Produções, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes, Weinstein Company, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Center de Produções Cinematográficas, Universal Pictures do Brasil, Costa Films |
| Duration | 115 minutes |
| Budget | about $ 4 million [1] |
| Fees | $ 14 million [1] |
| A country |  Brazil |
| Tongue | Portuguese |
| Year | 2007 |
| Next movie | |
| IMDb | ID 0861739 |
Story
Two young police officers dream of fighting crime, but corrupt police and officials stand in their way until they decide to join the BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion), a unit of tough guys who know how to deal with evil.
They have to go through a serious qualification course in order to prove that they are worthy to wear a skull on their chests - a symbol of people in black who come to the favelas in order to kill and not die, but only one of them will replace the squad leader, who tired of the war and has long been looking for a replacement.
The film is based on real events.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Wagner Moura | Captain Roberto Nascimento |
| Cayo Junqueira | Lieutenant Net Gouveia |
| Andre Ramiro | Lieutenant Andre Matthias |
| Maria Ribeiro | Rosane |
| Fernanda mashadu | Maria |
| Andre Santinho | Lieutenant Renan |
| Paulo Vilela | Edu |
| Millem Cortas | captain Fabiu Barbosa |
| Alexander Mofatti | captain carvalho |
| Fabiu lago | drug dealer bayanu |
| Bruno D`Ilaya | Captain Azeveda |
| Ricardo Sodre | Corporal Bocau |
| Julian Casarre | soldier Tattoo |
| Eric Oliveira | drug dealer Marsinho |
Awards and nominations
- 2008 - APCA trophy award (Sao Paulo): best director ( Jose Padilla ), best editing ( Daniel Resende )
- 2008 - two prizes of the Latin American Film Festival in Lima : Spectators Award and the second Elsine Prize (both Jose Padilla )
- 2008 - 8 Big Prizes of Brazilian Cinema ( Cinema Brazil Grand Prize ): best actor ( Wagner Moura ), best director ( Jose Padilla ), best cameraman ( Lula Carvalho ), best montage ( Daniel Resende ), best makeup ( Martin Masias ), best supporting actor ( Milien Cortas ), best sound, best special effects
- 2008 - Contigo Award (selection of viewers): Best Film, Best Actor ( Wagner Moura ), Best Supporting Actor ( Andre Ramiro )
- 2008 - Contigo Award (jury choice): best film, best director ( Jose Padilla ), best script ( Jose Padilla , Rodrigue Pimentel , Braulio Mantovani , Andre Batishta, Louise Eduardo Soares), best supporting actor ( Andre Ramiro )
- 2008 - Golden Bear Prize of the Berlin Film Festival ( Jose Padilla ) [4]
Interesting Facts
- In Brazil, the film became a bestseller long before its official release on the movie screens. A pirated copy (“3rd installation version”) was acquired by no less than three million Brazilians [5] .
- In the spring of 2009, there was information about the filming of the film sequel " Elite Squad 2 ". According to actor Wagner Moura, the second film will be even more interesting and exciting [6] . In October 2010, the film "Elite Squad 2" was released on the screens of Brazil.
Criticism and reviews
When the first version of the film leaked, it sparked much controversy over the depiction of impunity for police brutality in slums; some saw it as glamorous police violence. After his exhibition at the Berlin Film Festival , critic Jay Weisberg, in his Variety article, called the film “an unambiguous celebration of violence — for-the-good, who play as a recruiting film for fascists and thugs [7] . Michelle Misse, a researcher of urban violence at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in an article in Carta Capital, tried to explain why some people hailed Captain Nascimento’s actions: “since the judicial system cannot handle the sentence, some may think that human rights lead to impunity. They want illegal decisions, therefore the captain is called Nascimento ” [8] .
Continuation
October 8, 2010 in Brazil and November 11, 2011 in the United States came out a sequel called " Elite Squad 2: Enemy Inside ."
See also
- God's city
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Elite Squad (2008) . Box Office Mojo .
- ↑ Folha Online - Ilustrada - “Tropa de Elite” conquista o Urso de Ouro do Festival de Berlim - 02/16/2008
- ↑ Golden Bear awarded to Brazilian film Elite Squad / News. ZONE
- ↑ Collett, Mike Violent Brazil cop drama named best film in Berlin . Reuters (February 16, 2008). Date of treatment November 17, 2013.
- ↑ Elite Squad (2007) - Trivia
- ↑ Globo Vídeos - VIDEO - Wagner Moura fala sobre Tropa de Elite 2
- ↑ Weissberg, Jay. "The Elite Squad Review" , Variety , February 11, 2008. Accessed May 8, 2009. Archived February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Sousa, Ana Paula. "Herói torturador" (link not available) , CartaCapital . Accessed May 8, 2009.
Links
- Official site
- Elite Squad on the Internet Movie Database
- Elite squad on allmovie
- https://www.instagram.com/bope.oficial/ Instagram BOPE.