In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

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Film Cast:

  • Capitão Nascimento: Wagner Moura
  • Neto: Caio Junqueira
  • André Matias: André Ramiro
  • Capitao Fabio: Milhem Cortaz
  • Maria: Fernanda Machado
  • Rosane: Maria Ribeiro
  • Baiano: Fábio Lago
  • Marcinho: Erick Oliveira
  • Coronel Otávio: Marcelo Escorel
  • Rose: Roberta Santiago
  • Roberta: Fernanda de Freitas
  • Edu: Paulo Vilela
  • Soldado Tatu: Juliano Cazarré
  • Marimbondo: Guilherme Guaral

Film Crew:

  • Screenplay: Bráulio Mantovani
  • Editor: Daniel Rezende
  • Production Design: Tulé Peak
  • Producer: José Padilha
  • Novel: André Batista
  • Novel: Luiz Eduardo Soares
  • Screenplay: Rodrigo Pimentel
  • Original Music Composer: Pedro Bromfman
  • Camera Operator: Lula Carvalho
  • Stunt Coordinator: Keith Woulard
  • Producer: Marcos Prado
  • Set Designer: Tiago Marques Teixeira
  • Location Manager: Rodrigo Lamounier
  • Makeup Artist: Sandro Valerio
  • Digital Intermediate: Matthew W. Johnson
  • Special Effects Coordinator: Bruno Van Zeebroeck
  • Casting: Luiz Montes
  • Set Decoration: Odair Zani
  • Costume Design: Cláudia Kopke
  • Hairstylist: Ignácio Posadas
  • Makeup Artist: Martín Macías
  • Art Department Coordinator: Cristina Cirne
  • Assistant Art Director: Dany Espinelli
  • Property Master: Dejair dos Santos
  • Set Designer: Thiago Marques
  • Dialogue Editor: Débora Opolski
  • Foley: Roger Hands
  • Sound Effects Editor: Juliana Lago
  • Sound Effects Editor: Eduardo Virmond Lima
  • Sound Effects Editor: Fernando Lobo
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Armando Torres Jr.
  • Stunt Coordinator: Fillipe Dias
  • Camera Operator: Pablo Baião
  • Still Photographer: David Prichard
  • Gaffer: Ulisses Malta Jr.
  • Costume Supervisor: Alex Brollo
  • Digital Intermediate: Betsy Solorzano
  • Script Supervisor: Olivia Rabacov

Movie Reviews:

  • Andres Gomez: Decent movie with lots of strongly violent action. It stands up because it is staged in Rio and created by Brazilians.

    The plot is not very surprising but good enough.