Extreme prejudice
In Rio de Janeiro, the police are corrupt. Rookie cops Neto and Andre are frustrated by the corruption and aspire to BOPE, Rio's elite task force. Capitão Nascimento is looking to leave the squad and is searching for his replacement. Tropa de Elita is a gandland tale with lots of action that is inspired by true events. Told with a semi-non-linear narrative (the first half is non-linear, the second half is mostly linear). The story was engaging and the subject new and interesting (I knew nothing about life in Brasil). It is a gritty and realistic film which presents corruption and violence without glorifing or romanticizing it . On a technical level, the camera work is great especially considering that a lot of the film involved running through the slums of Rio. This is my first Brazilian film and I loved it.
Tropa de Elita is a ball of hot smokin' police justice 4 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: José Padilha
Writer: José Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani,
Starring: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro and Caio Junqueira
Rotten Tomatoes: 53%
Metacritic: 33 out of 100
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