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.
A fast-paced, hard-hitting Brazilian police thriller.
– Stephen Farber,
Hollywood Reporter,
2 Dec 2011
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Elite Squad is just urgent and complex enough to make it clear violence is more than a matter for academic debate.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
2 Dec 2011
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Throttles forward with remarkable aplomb and easily leaves the original in the dust.
– William Goss,
Film.com,
8 Dec 2011
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When this Enemy Within settles into key action sequences, such as a stunning nighttime ambush or a daytime battle against Fabio, it becomes wildly entertaining.
– Robert Koehler,
Variety,
4 Jan 2012
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The pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary as Padilha hammers home his point: Someone is forever in the pocket of someone else as The System constantly adapts to protect itself.