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Elite Squad

Summary Inspired by true events. Two childhood friends decide to enlist in Rio de Janeiro's Military Police Department. After juggling their police jobs and college, both make up their minds to try out for a Special Operations Squad whose mission is to take down the drug-lords that plague the city. Both men struggle to survive, facing the daily ...

Elite Squad
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
33
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
8.0
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Summary Inspired by true events. Two childhood friends decide to enlist in Rio de Janeiro's Military Police Department. After juggling their police jobs and college, both make up their minds to try out for a Special Operations Squad whose mission is to take down the drug-lords that plague the city. Both men struggle to survive, facing the daily ...

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
33
29% Positive
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14% Mixed
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57% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
2 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
57% Negative
4 Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
8.0
83% Positive
155 Ratings
6% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
8.0
83% Positive
155 Ratings
6% Mixed
11 Ratings
11% Negative
21 Ratings

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Production Company Zazen Produções, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes, The Weinstein Company, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Universal Pictures do Brazil, Costa Films
Release Date Sep 19, 2008
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating R
Tagline On the streets of Rio only the elite survive.
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 8 Wins & 13 Nominations
Prêmio Guarani
• 9 Wins & 11 Nominations
Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil
• 7 Wins & 10 Nominations