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.
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- Andres Gomezon TMDB · Oct 20157/10
Decent movie with lots of strongly violent action. It stands up because it is staged in Rio and created by Brazilians. The plot is not very surprising but good enough.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Dec 20228/10
**One of the best films that Brazil exported internationally.** Being Portuguese, I believe that I know the realities of Brazil reasonably better than most foreigners. After all, historical and cultural ties connect the two countries to this day. For this reason, I am not at all surprised by the portrait that this film leaves us, about a world that rarely appears in the tourist magazines of Rio de Janeiro: the poor areas that, from the top of the hills, observe the noblest neighborhoods of the city. I could talk a little more about these slums, called “favelas”, but the truth is that I don't know much about them. Until the first decades of the 20th century, the visitor walking the streets of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo or other cities would observe that the poorest generally lived in very compartmentalized buildings, called “cortiços”, scattered throughout the old neighbourhoods of the city. From the middle of the century, however, we witnessed the renewal and gentrification of the urban centers, with the demolition of large degraded areas and the building of modern structures and even skyscrapers. Pushed to the periphery, the marginalized ended up building their homes freely, withou
Read the whole review on TMDB - Abrazilliancheezeon TMDB · Nov 2024
**As a brazilian, i can approve this movie as relatable** As a brazilian, this movie i can agree with. I love the drama, the action parts are good. But best of all, THE POLICE. In Rio de Janeiro, there are favelas that have drugs. THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS RUN BY CORRUPTION AND GREED. If you are portuguese, download the app called Globo and read the news. There are a bunch of cartels, gangs, and worst of all: MAFIAS. They've spread to the U.S. In Brazil, you cant trust the police, nor the government. The president of Brazil (bolconario or whatever his name is) got arrested for corruption because he stole from the government! This movie is relatable.
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Cast
- Wagner MouraCapitão Nascimento
- André RamiroAndré Matias
- Caio JunqueiraNeto
- Milhem CortazCapitão Fabio
- Fernanda MachadoMaria
- Maria RibeiroRosane
- Paulo VilelaEdu
- Fernanda de FreitasRoberta
- André Di MauroPedro Rodrigues
- Fábio LagoBaiano
Crew
- José PadilhaDirector
- José PadilhaScreenplay
- Bráulio MantovaniScreenplay
- Rodrigo PimentelScreenplay
- Luiz Eduardo SoaresNovel
- André BatistaNovel
- Lula CarvalhoDirector of Photography
- Pedro BromfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel RezendeEditor
- José PadilhaProducer
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