Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

Director:

José Padilha

Writers:

Bráulio Mantovani (screenplay), Bráulio Mantovani (story)

Stars:

Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro

37 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wagner Moura	...	Lt. Colonel Nascimento
Irandhir Santos	...	Diogo Fraga
André Ramiro	...	Captain André Matias
Milhem Cortaz	...	Lieutenant-Colonel Fábio
Maria Ribeiro	...	Rosane
Seu Jorge	...	Beirada
Sandro Rocha	...	Major Rocha aka Russo
Tainá Müller	...	Clara
André Mattos	...	Fortunato
Pedro Van-Held	...	Rafael
Adriano Garib	...	Guaracy
Julio Adrião	...	Governador Gelino
Rodrigo Candelot	...	Formoso
Emílio Orciollo Netto	...	Valmir
Charles Fricks	...	Vermont

Storyline

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor. However, due to the increasing popularity of Nascimento, the Governor invites him to team-up with the intelligence area of the Secretary of Security. Along the years, Fraga, who is married with Nascimento's former wife, is elected State Representative and Nascimento's son Rafael has issues with his biological father. Meanwhile Nascimento and the BOPE expel the drug dealers from several slums but another enemy arises: the militia led by Major Rocha and supported by the Governor, the Secretary of Security and politicians interested in votes. Nascimento is manipulated to help ...

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Plot Keywords:

police | militia | execution | penitentiary | criminal | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog [Brazil] Official Facebook

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

BRL 13,900,000 (Brazil), 11 October 2010, Wide Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,648, 13 November 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$100,119

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$63,027,681

Company Credits

Production Co:

Globo Filmes, Feijão Filmes, Riofilme

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 95 min (Mainland China Censored Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Nascimento enters the restaurant to confront Guaracy, the man wearing the blue and white striped shirt who stands to congratulate him is Rodrigo Pimentel, the real-life former BOPE officer who co-wrote the screenplay of 'Tropa de Elite', and whom the character of Nascimento is based upon.

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Quotes

Fortunato: Just a moment. I'd like to say a few words in face of such mockery.

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Crazy Credits

The beginning credits feature scenes from the first film.

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Connections

References The Ax (2005)

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Soundtracks

O Calibre
Written by Herbert Vianna
Performed by Os Paralamas do Sucesso

User Reviews

The best Brazilian film I've ever seen

This film shows everything about the corruption of the police in Rio. It shows on details how it works and how the politicians are involved, taking advantages of the corrupt system. Also, many characters that appear on the film are based on actual ones, like an ex-governor and an ex-secretary for Public Security.

It's a must-see film, mainly if you are a Brazilian citizen. Unfortunately, because of political interests, this film wasn't indicated for Oscar. It would be a great candidate for winning it. The one that was chosen, "Lula o Filho do Brasil" is a tendentious film that shows the supposed biography of Lula.