Elite Squad
Oct 12 2007
•2h 55m
•Drama, Action, Crime
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.
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Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
André Ramiro
André Matias
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Milhem Cortaz
Capitao Fabio
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