Tropa de Elite (2007)

Director:

José Padilha

Writers:

André Batista (book)
Bráulio Mantovani (writer)
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Release Date:

12 October 2007 (Brazil)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police...

Plot Keywords:

Maconha | Police Corruption | Execution By Fire | Favela | 1990s

Awards:

12 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Wagner Moura	...	Capitão Nascimento
Caio Junqueira	...	Neto
André Ramiro	...	André Matias
Maria Ribeiro	...	Rosane
Fernanda Machado	...	Maria
Fernanda de Freitas	...	Roberta
Paulo Vilela	...	Edu
Milhem Cortaz	...	Capitão Fábio
Marcelo Valle	...	Capitão Oliveira
Fábio Lago	...	Claudio Mendes de Lima 'Baiano'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luiz Gonzaga de Almeida
Bruno Delia	...	Capitão Azevedo
Marcelo Escorel	...	Coronel Otávio
André Felipe	...	Rodrigues (as André Mauro)
Thelmo Fernandes	...	Sargento Alves
Emerson Gomes	...	Xaveco
Paulo Hamilton	...	Soldado Paulo
Bernardo Jablonsky	...	Law teacher
Daniel Lentini	...	Rapaz 3 da Festa
Thiago Mendonça
Alexandre Mofatti	...	Sub-Comandante Carvalho
Erick Oliveira	...	Marcinho
Otto Jr.	...	Major Gouveia
André Santinho	...	Tenente Renan
Patrick Santos	...	Tinho
Ricardo Sodré	...	Cabo Bocão
Thogun	...	Cabo Tião

Directed by
José Padilha

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
André Batista		book "Elite da Tropa"
Bráulio Mantovani		writer
José Padilha		writer
Rodrigo Pimentel		book "Elite da Tropa"
Rodrigo Pimentel		writer
Luiz Eduardo Soares		book "Elite da Tropa"

Produced by
Bia Castro	....	executive producer
Eduardo Costantini	....	executive producer
James D'Arcy	....	co-producer
José Padilha	....	producer
Marcos Prado	....	producer
Eliana Soárez	....	co-producer
Genna Terranova	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Pedro Bromfman

Cinematography by
Lula Carvalho

Film Editing by
Daniel Rezende

Production Design by
Tulé Peak

Set Decoration by
Odair Zani

Costume Design by
Claudia Kopke

Makeup Department
Martin Macias	....	makeup artist
Ignácio Posadas	....	key hair stylist
Sandro Valerio	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Robert Bella	....	post-production supervisor
Maria Clara Ferreira	....	production manager
Lili Nogueira	....	production manager
Edu Pacheco	....	production manager
Fernando Zagallo	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Flaksman	....	third assistant director
Laura C. Grant	....	second assistant director: second unit
Daniel Lentini	....	third assistant director
Clara Linhart	....	second assistant director
Malu Miranda	....	first assistant director: action unit
Phil Neilson	....	second unit director
Pedro Peregrino	....	third assistant director
Rafael Salgado	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Cristina Cirne	....	art department coordinator
Dejair dos Santos	....	property master
Dany Espinelli	....	assistant art director
Thiago Marques	....	set designer

Sound Department
João Caserta	....	assistant dialogue editor
Marcel Costa	....	boom operator
Roger Hands	....	foley artist
Juliana Lago	....	sound effects editor
Alessandro Laroca	....	supervising sound editor
Eduardo Virmond Lima	....	sound effects editor
Evandro Lima	....	boom operator
Leandro Lima	....	sound
Fernando Lobo	....	sound effects editor
Antonio Mac-Dowell	....	foley mixer
Debora Opolski	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Soares Pedroso	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Lucas Cesario Pereira	....	assistant foley editor
Armando Torres Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Marc Banich	....	special effects technician
Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua	....	special effects: props
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects technician
Sergio Farjalla Jr.	....	special effects
Sergio Farjalla Jr.	....	weapons coordinator
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Fillipe Dias	....	co-stunt coordinator
Paulo Pacheco	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Pablo Baião	....	camera operator
Pablo Baião	....	first assistant camera
Lula Carvalho	....	camera operator
Lula Cerri	....	second assistant camera
Cristiano Conceição	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Luiz Gonzaga de Almeida	....	key grip (as 'Mineiro')
Wilson de Lima Martins	....	grip
Alice Flaksman	....	video assist operator: second unit
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	video assist operator
Pablo Hoffman	....	first assistant camera
Ulisses Malta Jr.	....	gaffer
David Prichard	....	still photographer
Pedro Von Krüger	....	camera loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alexandre Brolho	....	assistant costume designer
Fernando Luis de Jesus	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Doug Delaney	....	digital intermediate colorist
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor
Kelley Whitis	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Pedro Bromfman	....	music producer
Angela Leus	....	soundtrack coordinator

Other crew
Mariana Bentes	....	executive production assistant
Fernanda Chasim	....	production assistant
Rogério Thadeu de Castro	....	set assistant (as Bulldog)
Nilson Dias	....	set assistant (as 'Nilsinho')
Pedro Dumans	....	set assistant
Laura C. Grant	....	assistant to director
Gabi Haber	....	production assistant
Rodrigo Lamounier	....	location manager
Malu Miranda	....	production supervisor: action unit
Perigoso	....	set manager
Olivia Rabacov	....	script supervisor
Maria Fatima Toledo	....	acting coach

Production Companies

• Zazen Produções
• Posto 9
• Feijão Filmes
• Weinstein Company, The
• Estúdios Mega (co-production)
• Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas (co-production)
• Universal Pictures do Brasil (co-production)
• Costa Films (co-production)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures do Brasil (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• AZ Gems (2008) (India) (all media)
• Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix

Also Known As:

Elite Squad (USA) (working title)
The Elite Squad (Europe: English title) (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and drug content.

Runtime:

115 min | Germany:118 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R | UK:18 | Brazil:16 | Ireland:18

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Zazen Produções

Trivia:

This film was already a best-seller almost three months before its official release. Illegal copies of what the director called the "3rd cut" flooded the streets of all major capitals in Brazil, for the equivalent of five dollars a piece. Criminal investigation revealed that the original DVD was robbed in the Company Drei Marc, which does the subtitles. According to estimates at least three million people watched the bootleg version, which is six hundred thousand more than it managed during its theatrical run. However, it was the most seen Brazilian film that year in Brazilian theaters.

Quotes:

Coronel Otávio: Trainee, you're gonna do this report again. Look at this: "Body was found at the beach". Deaths at the beach, my son, are tallied as "drownings".
André Matias: But Commandant, the body had a bullet perforation.
Coronel Otávio: [shouting] And are you a coroner now?

Movie Connections:

References Batman (1989)

Soundtrack:

Tropa de Elite

City of God becomes Kid's Story after this movie...

If you have enjoyed City of God or felt like something was missing on it, then this is the movie you need to see. Everything here is placed respecting the reality... Scenes are very realistic and all action makes you feel like be in part of it. It shows how policemen are involved with criminals and how many policemen are not involved at all and get blamed by society due to some bad fruits. It shows how family can get affected how two guys with same purpose can get trapped in two different situations.. And shows how a man can be changed by the environment that simply leads him to do what he must. That's how we do a great movie without wasting millions of $$$. Perfect movie, dramatic, sensitive and intelligent.