Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

2010 1h 55m PT

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7.8

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91%

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★7.8TMDB · 2,120🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★8IMDB · 93,330

DramaActionCrime

Synopsis

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After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wagner Moura
Tenente-Coronel Nascimento
Irandhir Santos
Diogo Fraga
André Ramiro
André Matias
Milhem Cortaz
Tenente-Coronel Fábio
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Seu Jorge
Beirada
Sandro Rocha
Russo
Tainá Müller
Clara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Padilha
Writers: José Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani, José Padilha
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Elite Squad Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Padilha, shot by Lula Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pedro Bromfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Rezende shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Wagner Moura and Irandhir Santos and André Ramiro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1555149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

José Padilha directs. Lula Carvalho behind the camera. Pedro Bromfman scores. Daniel Rezende cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Elite Squad Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by José Padilha, shot by Lula Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pedro Bromfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Daniel Rezende shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wagner Moura and Irandhir Santos and André Ramiro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1555149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 54 themes, including "police", "drug trafficking", "affectation", "grave".
9Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lula Carvalho
Original score: Pedro Bromfman
Editing: Daniel Rezende
Costume design: Cláudia Kopke
Makeup / hair: Martín Macías Trujillo
Sound: Alessandro Laroca
Stunt coordinator: Keith Woulard
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $63,027,681
Original language: PT
IMDB: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 71/100
IMDB rating: 8/10 · 93,330 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

45 wins & 19 nominations total

Part of

Elite Squad Collection

Elite Squad movie series.

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José Padilha

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Andres Gomez2015-10-05
★ 7/10
This second part has a better plot than the previous one but, other than that, more violence without much sense.
Abrazilliancheeze2024-12-08
Bad in practice, ideal idea The second movie is boring. I like the first movie better, it has drama more quick. In this movie, you don't get the "something bad is about to happen" feeling. The movie is more focused on politics with not much violence. But it has a better plot. Watch the first movie then watch this second movie, It will make it more enjoyable

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