Advantages: Good perspective on Brazils crimewave Disadvantages: One-sided
...law enforcements view, especially the elite ‘B.O.P.E’ police squad that have to go in there to sort them out, Brazils very own SAS, adorned with a licence to kill. They don’t mess around like we do in South London and if your dealing and the B.O.P.E are on an operation then you get shot up, simple as.
In 2008 this became the biggest film in Brazil before it was even launched after master tapes got out and were quickly pirated, illegal copies soon ... ...few black Brazilians at the elite Rio University, judged lower class by his fellow students as a matter of course, and not wanting to reveal he’s a cop either to add to the stigma, many of his left wing tutorials not complimentary to the law. But its here he is drawn into this Brazilian white elites world, falling for sexy NGO worker Rosane (Maria Ribeiro), who runs a charity in the slums for helping street kids, the same slum the BOPE will soon ...
thedevilinme 24.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Elite Squad (DVD)
Advantages: Great movie Disadvantages: You have to read the subs to understand
If you have watched the Movie City of God and liked it, you'll definitely like this one too. One of the best movies i ever saw...if it had been produced in Hollywood it probably would win an Oscar...the Brazilian movie industry is definitely evolving. If you have enjoyed City of God or felt like something was missing on it, then this is the movie you need to see. Everything here is placed respecting the reality... Scenes are very realistic and all ... ...It shows how policemen are involved with criminals and how many policemen are not involved at all and get blamed by society due to some bad fruits. It shows how family can get affected how two guys with same purpose can get trapped in two different situations.. And shows how a man can be changed by the environment that simply leads him to do what he must. ...
otiynomed 23.10.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Elite Squad (DVD)
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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