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Elite Squad (17-Aug-2007)
Original Title: Tropa de Elite Director: Jos Padilha Writers: John Kaylin; Brulio Mantovani; Jos Padilha; Rodrigo Pimentel Based on a book: Elite da Tropa by Andr Batista, Rodrigo Pimentel, and Luiz Eduardo Soares Keywords: Crime A Brazilian police captain struggles to find a successor for his job while working to clean a Rio de Janeiro slum up in anticipation of a visit from the Pope.
ABSTRACT
Nascimento, a captain in Brazil's Special Police Operations Battalion, is tasked with cleaning up a drug dealer-infested Rio de Janeiro slum in anticipation of a visit from the Pope. Elite Squad follows Nascimento as he endeavors to find a suitable replacement in his relentless and controversial quest to cleanse the streets of crime, driven to leave his post by his wife's pregnancy and a desire to train new recruits.
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