8.3 Score

2010 • 1h 55min • Not Rated • Action, Crime, Drama

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

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.

IMDb 8.0

RT 91%

MC 71

Director

José Padilha

Writers

Bráulio Mantovani

José Padilha

Composer

Pedro Bromfman

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Wagner Moura

Tenente-Coronel Nascimento

Irandhir Santos

Diogo Fraga

André Ramiro

André Matias

Pedro Van-Held

Rafael

Maria Ribeiro

Rosane

Sandro Rocha

Russo

Milhem Cortaz

Tenente-Coronel Fábio

Tainá Müller

Clara

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Maria Ribeiro Rosane

Sandro Rocha Russo

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