6.3 Score

2007 • 1h 55min • R • Action, Crime, Drama

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"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.

IMDb 8.0

RT 51%

MC 33

Director

José Padilha

Writers

Luiz Eduardo Soares

José Padilha

André Batista

Composer

Pedro Bromfman

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Wagner Moura

Capitão Nascimento

André Ramiro

André Matias

Caio Junqueira

Neto

Milhem Cortaz

Capitao Fabio

Fernanda Machado

Maria

Maria Ribeiro

Rosane

Fábio Lago

Baiano

Erick Oliveira

Marcinho

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Wagner Moura Capitão Nascimento

André Ramiro André Matias

Caio Junqueira Neto

Milhem Cortaz Capitao Fabio

Fernanda Machado Maria

Maria Ribeiro Rosane

Fábio Lago Baiano

Erick Oliveira Marcinho

Marcello Escorel Coronel Otávio

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