Elite Squad
“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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2 films
Cast
72 people
Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
Known for
Narcos
Civil War
André Ramiro
André Matias
Known for
Genesis
Trash
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Known for
The Slave Isaura
The Mechanism
Milhem Cortaz
Capitão Fabio
Known for
A Terra Prometida
The Miracles of Jesus
Fernanda Machado
Maria
Known for
Impure
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Known for
King David
The Slave Isaura
Paulo Vilela
Edu
Known for
Apocalipse
The Red Book Ritual
Fernanda de Freitas
Roberta
Known for
The Violin Teacher
Lower City
André Di Mauro
Pedro Rodrigues
Known for
Xica da Silva
A História de Ester
Fábio Lago
Baiano
Known for
Invisible City
DOM
Erick Oliveira
Marcinho
Patrick Santos
Tinho
José Padilha Director · Bráulio Mantovani Screenplay Rodrigo Pimentel Screenplay
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $4M · United States release September 19, 2008
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,759,148
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
Universal Pictures do Brasil
Production
The Weinstein Company
Production · Studio
Zazen Produções
Production
Estúdios Mega
Production
Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Costa Films
Production
Posto 9
Production
Feijão Filmes
Production
Petrobras
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tropa de Elite
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · August 17, 2007
Premiere · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil · October 5, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States · September 19, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · October 28, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
April 26, 2008 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Argentina
April 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
February 20, 2009 · Physical
Belgium
January 21, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 20, 2007 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 12, 2007 · Theatrical
February 27, 2008 · Physical
China
June 14, 2008 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
May 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 6, 2008 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
August 29, 2008 · Theatrical
France
September 3, 2008 · Theatrical
April 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
December 4, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 11, 2008 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
August 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
September 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 15, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
April 11, 2008 · Premiere · Green Light Film Festival
Ireland
August 8, 2008 · Digital
Israel
August 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
December 2, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Latvia
October 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 4, 2008 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine Acapulco
May 30, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
September 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Panama
September 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Peru
September 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
September 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
June 1, 2008 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
Singapore
September 25, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
July 18, 2008 · Theatrical
January 21, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
August 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 16, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 25, 2008 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
August 8, 2008 · Theatrical
January 26, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
October 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Venezuela
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
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