Maria ribeiro and irandhir santos in elite squad 2. The enemy within is a bleak, violent descent into the brazilian underbelly, ripping into the favelas with unstoppable and kinetic force. With wagner moura, andre ramiro, caio junqueira, milhem cortaz. Two sons of francisco in 2005, elite squad 2 in 2010 and the ten. The enemy within has a bigger budget than the first movie, and it shows in pretty every single aspect. As 2010 draws to a close, brazilian cinema is reflecting on a. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer francis cleo pires must overcome their limits to prove that it has value. Elite squad is a 2007 brazilian crime film directed by jose padilha. The enemy within bemusingly appears to be all for fascism as enforced by the special militarypolice union of its title, better known by the acronym bope. The film is based on the book of the same name by sociologist luiz eduardo soares and two former bope captains. Why brazils favela films remain flavour of the noughties film the. The script was written by braulio mantovani and padilha, based on the book elite da tropa by. Up until elite squad, there had never been a brazilian movie never ever. A group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime.
Special police operations battalion, the most feared police force in the state. Best brazilian movies on netflix and amazon prime 2020. With wagner moura, irandhir santos, andre ramiro, milhem cortaz. With margot robbie, taika waititi, pete davidson, joel kinnaman.
Elite squad became one of the most popular brazilian movies in history. Generally, much like the first movie, elite squad 2 presented the limit of brazilian jeitinho, i. According to datafolha, 77% of sao paulo residents knew about the movie. What global boxoffice stories should we be writing about. How brazilian films such as josa padilhas elite squad series sold gritty social commentary to. Why the academy should give an oscar to elite squad 2. Jose padilha on elite squad 2, controversy, and how to. Max payne 3 8 action movie influences of rockstars noir. But before long the application of the force of the law.
Now we have another enemy, is a sequel to the 2007 hit, elite squad. It has a gritty immediacy that captures the barely controlled chaos of rios slums, and the energy and contradictions of brazilian life, in an extraordinary way but without political sermonizing. Very good movie about corruption, not just an ordinary action movie. Why brazilian film elite squad 2 is a box office hit bbc news. My mom is a character with over 11 million viewers. Like its 2007 predecessor, elite squad, one of the most popular brazilian films of all time, elite squad. Lacks flair, overdoes the violence and is never quite sure where its morals. Apr 01, 2020 warner moura stars as a captain in the elite bope squad, a paramilitary police commando force, in this brutal tale of corrupt cops and drug dealers in the slums of rio. At least in the sequel, they take on new battles, political corruption and militias, which should be interesting. Nov 11, 2011 this entertaining movie, also known as elite squad 2, brings back nascimento wagner moura, the hero of the original elite squad, along with several of its other characters. With cleo, fabricio boliveira, thiago martins, marcos caruso.
The sequel is the highestgrossing brazilian film of all time and the record holder for box office sales of. Netflixs the mechanism official trailer new brazilian. Brazils official submission to the best foreign language film category of the. The enemy within 2011 movie trailer fantastic fest. If you look at american movies, thats every single movie. Hit movie depicts violence in rio slums as brazilian military. The film centers around a captain in rios elite special police operations battalion b. In the last two decades, three brazilian films topped the annual ranking, surpassing, or tying with hollywood productions. The enemy within the highestgrossing film ever in brazil. Park city those who have had their fill of angst and weirdness at. Dec 05, 2018 like the first film, elite squad 2, received critical acclaim and box office success. The word of mouth was also important for the disclosure of the film, with 80% of the people rating the movie as excellent or good, according to the same poll. Globo filmes has participated in some of the most successful movies among the public and the critics, such as.
I love this film, and i wish that hollywood will start making movies about corruption and social problems in the us, like brazilians. Oct 08, 2010 elite squad 2 has been ranked 6168 times, wins 53. It is the second feature film and first fiction film of padilha, who had previously directed the documentary bus 174. Elite squad is another brazilian crime film that rockstar games has name checked as an influence on max payne 3.
The following weapons were used in the film elite squad. From jose padilha, the brazilian director and producer of the acclaimed netflix series narcos and the brazilian police thriller elite squad comes a new hardhitting crime series that dramatizes one of brazils biggest corruption scandals. Enjoy unlimited access and stay informed on what matters, wherever your day takes you. After splitting with the joker, harley quinn joins superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. This entertaining movie, also known as elite squad 2, brings back nascimento wagner moura, the hero. Mexico city jose padilha s actionpacked police movie elite squad 2 has shot to the top as brazils highest grossing domestic film and its on track to surpass avatar as the nations alltime. Elite squad internet movie firearms database guns in. Elite squad official trailer directed by jose padilha. Movie details on the streets of rio only the elite survive. Elite squad 2 is the most successful film in brazilian film history, cowritten by city of god writer braulio mantovani. Padilha would go on to direct the 2010 sequel elite squad. I screened elite squad 2 at the 2011 sundance film festival, without having.
The highestgrossing brazilian films of last 20 years. Elite squad 2 trailer it will definitely make money at the box office assuming the dvd isnt leaked to the whole country again, but it may have lost its novelty from the first time around. Elite squad 2 is brazils highestgrossing domestic film. Elite squad 2 official trailer english subtitles youtube.
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