- #20. Elite SquadDirector/Writer: José Padilha and written by Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani and Rodrigo Pimentel Producers: Padilha and Marcos Prado (Bus 174).Distributor: IFC First Take The Gist: Based on the book by André Batista, Rodrigo Pimentel and Luiz Eduardo Soares, the movie, set in 1997, depicts the story of Captain Nascimento, a Bope captain, who with the imminent birth of his first child, is determined to leave the battalion and find a safer position for the sake of his family, but first he must find a suitable replacement for him. At the same time, the movie focuses on two childhood friends, Matias and Neto, who become cadets in the military police, but become dismayed at the corruption surrounding them. Eventually, both Nascimento and the cadets' paths intersect, when the captain hopes that one of the two may become the substitute he is eager to find, as both decide to join the Bope.
- 9/4/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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