The film held its united states premiere in january 2011 at the sundance film festival. The enemy within broke national opening weekend records in bra zil, with more than 1. And while america was gripped in the burgeoning civil rights movement, the mixed and multicultural ethnicities of brazil afford the film an inability not to confront race. Tom phillips on new brazilian movie elite squad film the. Nov 30, 2011 based on real events, were told, and elite squad. Many critics found its fullfrontal assault on the issue of favela violence baldly narrated by. If this is accurate, costa rica is about as far south as you can go and find an honest cop. Elite squad internet movie firearms database guns in. Elite squad is a 2007 brazilian crime film directed by jose padilha. The enemy within is the latest of this chain, which started with city of god in 2002, and has broken a string of records to become the most watched and highest grossing film in brazilian history. Elite squad paints grim portrait of violence in brazil.
Now we have another enemy, is a sequel to the 2007 hit, elite squad. Elite squad brazil movie posters movies pictures portal tips films photo illustration. Park city those who have had their fill of angst and weirdness at. Elite squad 2 is brazils highestgrossing domestic film.
Oct 12, 2007 elite squad is based on pimentels account of his tenure as captain of rios elite police force which has come under attack by amnesty international for brutality. Some of the stylistic elements may feel a little overfamiliar by now, and the film lacks the brio and sheer sexiness of city of god, but the elite squad is intelligent, energetic, and immensely. Why brazilian film elite squad 2 is a box office hit bbc news. Elit e sq uad was an overwhelming critical and commercial success and became a cultural phenomenon in b razil. Set in brazil, an interesting action film of jose padilha is based in a book of wagner moura. The movie is a sequel to elite squad 2007, by writerdirector jose padilha, who returns for the enemy. It could be argued that elite squad portrayed the corruption and brutality of. Brutal, action heavy, brazilian cop film with a pointless voiceover. The enemy within, releas ed in brazil on october 8, 2010, holds industry records in the country for ticket sales and gross revenue. Why the academy should give an oscar to elite squad 2. If isnt enough brazil for you, then check out this comprehensive list made by adam, who has seen more than 200 brazilian movies. The film won the golden bear at the 2008 berlin film festival. Film number 22 on pinheadlarry145s 30 days 30 countries film challenge. Mexico city jose padilhas actionpacked police movie elite squad 2 has shot to the top as brazil s highest grossing domestic film and its on track to surpass avatar as the nations alltime.
Brazils most popular film is about militarized police. What we see in the film is nothing but the truth in our country and it makes us think about our reality. This sequel to the fantastic elite squad is grander in scope, looking at the more organized militias formed by crooked cops who have taken over the neighbourhoods abandoned by the drug dealers. Netflixs newest original series from brazil, o mecanismo.
Mar 11, 2020 brazils jose padilha, director of narcos and writerdirectorproducer of the elite squad feature film diptych, has been signed by globo studios to write, direct and produce a. Brazil s powerful military police are elevated to rambostyle heroes in the elite squad, a onenote celebration of violenceforgood that plays like a recruitment film. Dec 17, 2014 elite squad tells the story of a capt. Lacks flair, overdoes the violence and is never quite sure where its morals. Since, it has screened at several festivals, including austins fantastic fest. A violent police unit, on film and in rios streets the. The movie confronts lowerclass fears of death and nonfulfillment, oldworld polytheism and a growing country. Why brazilian film elite squad 2 is a box office hit bbc. The enemy within is one of the biggest hits in the history of brazil and south america. City of god and the impact of brazilian film on brazil. The enemy within is a bleak, violent descent into the brazilian underbelly, ripping into the favelas with unstoppable and kinetic force. The enemy within, released in brazil on october 8, 2010, holds industry records in the country for ticket sales and gross revenue. The elite is the bopa police force, brazil s paramilitary who kick drug dealer ass.
Padilha would go on to direct the 2010 sequel elite squad. Mexico city jose padilhas actionpacked police movie elite squad 2 has shot to the top as brazil s highest grossing domestic film and its on track to. Elite squad with a focus on the film s social and political impact. It continues the story of the first film through its main protagonist, nascimento, who after commanding a. Elite squad 2 is the most successful film in brazilian film history, cowritten by city of god writer braulio mantovani.
Bope, in upholding justice, commits acts that would make any human rights lawyer or social justice activist burst into rage. A violent police unit, on film and in rios streets the new. Elite squad brazilian 27x40 movie poster 2007 in 2020. Tom phillips reports from brazil and compares the reality of life in the favelas with the movies depiction of power and poverty. If 200 isnt enough for you, heres a youtube channel with more than brazilian movies. The enemy within is a bleak, violent descent into the brazilian underbelly, ripping. Elite squad contains as much action as youd expect from any popular cop movie. Elite squad is a very good movie that shows the reallity of the police in brazil and also all the mess that happens in a morro. The film centers around a captain in rios elite special police operations battalion b.
Elite squad is based on pimentels account of his tenure as captain of rios elite police force which has come under attack by amnesty international for brutality. Tom phillips on new brazilian movie elite squad film. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. These questions are more difficult to answer than they seem at first. This is just a definition of elite squad 2, which could also be synonymous with.
The enemy within the following weapons were used in the film elite squad. Jose padilha won the golden bear at the berlin film festival this year. Aug 09, 2016 hes also well known for his controversial elite squad films, the second of which was brazils foreign language category oscar submission, and now as one of the main producers and directors of. At any given moment, if you turned on elite squad you would probably see something that resembles a high octane spec ops action flick. Netflixs newest original series o mecanismo, commenced principal photography this weekend in brazil. Whats distinct about the film, however, is just how savage its violence is. Elite squad was an overwhelming critical and commercial success and became a cultural phenomenon in brazil. Theres a tense, wellacted story thats so intelligently. Oct 14, 2007 a violent police unit, on film and in rios streets.
Nov 11, 2011 is it a public hunger for truth or for gore that has made jose padilhas slambang action thriller elite squad. Narcos jose padilha attached for globoplay marielle franco. Like bus 174, it exposes the darker elements of brazil that contrast vividly with the nations colorful, extravagant carnival celebrations. Given that brazil, as a latin american moviemaking powerhouse, steadily produces vibrant, vital films of real impact and humanity, its a crime itself that elite squad may be the only brazilian. After a bloody invasion of the bope in the highsecurity penitentiary bangu 1. Th e film won the golden bear at the 2008 ber lin film festival. Brazil has been agog at a new film about rios death squads. The enemy within was released in the uk by revolver entertainment on august 12, 2011. See more ideas about movies, brazil and elite squad. This opening was the 5th biggest in brazi lian history and the biggest one fo r a brazilian film, so far. However, the film has since become a huge cultural phenomenon in brazil and rightly so, with its noholdsbarred approach to storytelling, expertly portraying the events that take place in the. Its sad to realise that drug dealers are not the worst villains, they are just one part of a much bigger system. Elite squad, set during a papal visit to rio in 1997, sparked a nationwide debate on the consequences, and flaws, of two approaches towards brazil s war on organised crime. A violent police unit, on film and in rios streets.
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