Why brazilian film elite squad 2 is a box office hit bbc news. Special police operations battalion, the most feared police force in the state. The film is based on the book of the same name by sociologist luiz eduardo soares and two former bope captains. How brazilian films such as josa padilhas elite squad series sold gritty social commentary to. If you look at american movies, thats every single movie.
The enemy within is a bleak, violent descent into the brazilian underbelly, ripping into the favelas with unstoppable and kinetic force. 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. In the last two decades, three brazilian films topped the annual ranking, surpassing, or tying with hollywood productions. Movie details on the streets of rio only the elite survive. Elite squad internet movie firearms database guns in.
Generally, much like the first movie, elite squad 2 presented the limit of brazilian jeitinho, i. Elite squad became one of the most popular brazilian movies in history. 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. The enemy within has a bigger budget than the first movie, and it shows in pretty every single aspect. From start to finish, elite squad is riveting and intelligent. Padilha would go on to direct the 2010 sequel elite squad. My mom is a character with over 11 million viewers. Dec 05, 2018 like the first film, elite squad 2, received critical acclaim and box office success. Why the academy should give an oscar to elite squad 2. With wagner moura, irandhir santos, andre ramiro, milhem cortaz. Park city those who have had their fill of angst and weirdness at. Oct 08, 2010 elite squad 2 has been ranked 6168 times, wins 53. The highestgrossing brazilian films of last 20 years. Enjoy unlimited access and stay informed on what matters, wherever your day takes you.
Best brazilian movies on netflix and amazon prime 2020. The enemy within 2011 movie trailer fantastic fest. 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. Lacks flair, overdoes the violence and is never quite sure where its morals. Brutal, action heavy, brazilian cop film with a pointless voiceover.
Two sons of francisco in 2005, elite squad 2 in 2010 and the ten. The sequel is the highestgrossing brazilian film of all time and the record holder for box office sales of. With wagner moura, andre ramiro, caio junqueira, milhem cortaz. Jose padilha on elite squad 2, controversy, and how to. Elite squad 2 is brazils highestgrossing domestic film. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer francis cleo pires must overcome their limits to prove that it has value. This entertaining movie, also known as elite squad 2, brings back nascimento wagner moura, the hero. Globo filmes has participated in some of the most successful movies among the public and the critics, such as. Like its 2007 predecessor, elite squad, one of the most popular brazilian films of all time, elite squad. A group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime. According to datafolha, 77% of sao paulo residents knew about the movie. Elite squad is another brazilian crime film that rockstar games has name checked as an influence on max payne 3.
Maria ribeiro and irandhir santos in elite squad 2. I love this film, and i wish that hollywood will start making movies about corruption and social problems in the us, like brazilians. The script was written by braulio mantovani and padilha, based on the book elite da tropa by. 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.
With margot robbie, taika waititi, pete davidson, joel kinnaman. 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. Elite squad 2 official trailer english subtitles youtube. With margot robbie, rosie perez, mary elizabeth winstead, jurnee smollettbell. One of the films featured on our extensive best movies of 2010 that you probably havent heard of list was a brazilian action movie titled elite squad 2. At least in the sequel, they take on new battles, political corruption and militias, which should be interesting. The film centers around a captain in rios elite special police operations battalion b. It is the second feature film and first fiction film of padilha, who had previously directed the documentary bus 174. Very good movie about corruption, not just an ordinary action movie. As 2010 draws to a close, brazilian cinema is reflecting on a. Why brazils favela films remain flavour of the noughties film the. 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 is a 2007 brazilian crime film directed by jose padilha. 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. 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. Up until elite squad, there had never been a brazilian movie never ever. The enemy within the highestgrossing film ever in brazil. There was never a brazilian cop in a film because a cop cannot be a hero in a marxist film. Elite squad official trailer directed by jose padilha. I screened elite squad 2 at the 2011 sundance film festival, without having. 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. Elite squad 2 is the most successful film in brazilian film history, cowritten by city of god writer braulio mantovani. Max payne 3 8 action movie influences of rockstars noir. Brazils official submission to the best foreign language film category of the. Netflixs the mechanism official trailer new brazilian.
What global boxoffice stories should we be writing about. The following weapons were used in the film elite squad. Hit movie depicts violence in rio slums as brazilian military. With cleo, fabricio boliveira, thiago martins, marcos caruso.
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