Elite Squad

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Rey S Mar 8, 2019 O filme te oferece um ponto de vista diferente, mas deixando bem próximo da realidade.

Kylo R Mar 1, 2019 Brazilian action film with that gritty hand-held camera feel, very rough around the edges. We follow members of the BOPE (Elite Squad), a special section of the police who deal with the hardest problems, particularly drug dealers in the slums. The film makes Rio look like a hell hole. Most of the cops are corrupt but those in the BOPE are supposed to be morally purer, more dedicated to eliminating crime and less willing to take bribes or require security money from the poor. However, this doesnâ(TM)t mean that they donâ(TM)t indiscriminately assassinate and torture those who they see breaking the law â" they do. It is hard to tell whether our narrator (there is a constant voiceover presence here by Wagner Moura) is reliable or not. He seems to be on the side of good, but the movie shows how he selects two recruits for BOPE (Caio Junqueira and Andrà (C) Ramiro) and then fashions them into tough guys who donâ(TM)t hold back when there is an opportunity to bring some brutality to the bad guys. Rich progressive kids working for NGOs ultimately get short shrift from them. Moreover, our narrator knows he can finally retire when one of his protegees offs a baddie without trial. The problem for me is that it is hard to tell where the filmmakers stand on this (the screenplay is apparently by some ex-BOPE squad members). Do they really advocate killing those dealing in pot? The amoral nature of the action reminds me of other violent films (where the violence itself seems to be what is meant to attract the audience) such as The Raid: Redemption (2011). Still, this could be the actual reality in Rio/Brazil â" and if so, thatâ(TM)s pretty scary. See more

Sep 2, 2018 Tomatoes doesn't understand Brazil.

Harry Jul 16, 2018 The worst movie I ever saw. It embraces fascist ideas of killing poors with the pretext of being helpful to society. A ridicolous ode to the police massacres, where the axis of the discussion it's constantly taken out of place, blaming civilians, ignoring social schemes and history, avoiding to judge the real root of the problem. It's almost like a religious indoctrination, and people seems to love it. See more

Hermione G Jun 23, 2018 The version I have does not feature a voice over, just subtitles. Perhaps that's the difference between the US and UK version.

Hagrid R May 15, 2018 I feel like those who think it's gratuitous violence don't realize that this is barely fiction and that's why it is such a tremendously interesting and shocking movie. See more

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