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Elite Squad
Tropa de Elite
A hardened captain of Rio's brutal special police unit, hunting for a successor as a papal visit looms, narrates the corrupting grind of the war against the favelas' drug gangs. A ferocious, controversial police drama.
Why it’s here
A Brazilian Portuguese-language crime drama about Rio policing and urban violence.
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genre
- Drama · Action · Crime
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- easy entry
- Best for
- first visit
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat · substance use Non-exhaustive