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Release Date:
12 October 2007 (Brazil) moreTagline:
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive.Plot:
1997, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his occupation while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope comes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
22 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Bigelow and Boal Re-Team for Triple Frontier (From Beyond Hollywood. 10 August 2009, 8:46 AM, PDT)
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Holy mother of corruption and truculence!!! more (80 total)Cast
(Credited 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: | |||
| 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 Jablonski | ... | 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 |
| Ana Paula Secco | ... | Mãe de Romerito (as Ana Paula Secco) |
| Ricardo Sodré | ... | Cabo Bocão |
| Thogun | ... | Cabo Tião |
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Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and drug content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
115 min | Germany:118 min (Berlin International Film Festival)Language:
PortugueseColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | USA:R | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Ireland:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | France:-16Filming Locations:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFun Stuff
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During the shooting of the film, a van with 90 firearms (30 real and 60 prop guns) was robbed in the hill of Chapéu Mangueira. Teams from the local police stormed the Favela Pavão-Pavãozinho, in Copacabana, to recover the guns, but the operation was only partially successful. moreQuotes:
14: [looking through his sniper rifle] 01, I think I can kill two rabbits with one strike here...Capitão Nascimento: That's 100%, 14?
14: "Skull" my captain.
Capitão Nascimento: Pedal to the metal.
14: [shoots]
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"City of God" was just a perfect movie. "Elite Squad" goes beyond that; it's a WTF movie.
Brutal realism, terrific acting (Wagner Moura... wow), brilliant script and plot, precise edition, unforgettable quotes... This movie is just insanely good.
If you live in a developed country you'll probably think this is just another thriller. For anyone living in a 3rd country it's way more than that: it's a brutal picture of our degradation and corruption, a revelation that runs over you like a truck.
The most striking aspect about the movie is how clearly it shows how everyone is at the same time guilty and victim in the whole war against drugs: the do-gooders NGOs, the politicians, the corrupt police and the not-corrupt but truculent "Elite Squad". It shows it precisely but with sense of humor and very smartly. In this war, everyone that proclaim to have moral and values is actually hiding skeletons in the closet. It's all a story of gangsters against gangsters in a degraded society.