Elite Squad (2007)

Tropa de Elite

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

115 min★ 8.0 · 121,573 votes

• Action
• Crime
• Drama

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.

Release date

August 17, 2007

Country of origin

Brazil

Budget

$4,000,000

Box office

$14,759,148