Very good film, beautifully shot and well acted. I'm surprised this didn't get more exposure when it was released. I liked it better than City of God, although both are very strong films.

A really well made film, but the utterly reprehensible morality of the film really brings it down. It's bad enough that it goes to ridiculous lengths to attempt to justify the moral corruption of the Elite squad as some kind of antidote to the monetary corruption of the regular police force, but the way it does it by painting people in broad strokes and glorifying violence, if done by the "good" guys, makes it empty even as some kind of social commentary.

Cracking Brazilian cop flick. Puts to shame some of the dross being turned out in the States

The ambiguous portrait of the drugwar and who the "good guys" are is interesting. I don't think it glorifies the BOPE as some seem to think. Rather it shows BOPE as a squad that set out with good intentions but that has gotten so obsessed with their mission that they stop at nothing to achieve it.

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A bit all over the place, but in a good way. The first half, dealing with the police corruption that makes it impossible to get anything done, gave me some pleasant The Wire flashbacks. The action is short but brutal, and despite not agreeing with the Elite Squad's overly aggressive actions, it's an intense watch. The concept would probably make for a good tv series.

Foda. Simplesmente foda!!!

A rough portrait of the favellas in Rio and the ever ongoing war between the police and the criminals... Great film and a great performance by the lead actor...

Tropa de Elite é uma ótimaprodução brasileira que retrata muito bem como funciona os esquemas do tráfico e a corrupção de alguns policiais.

My subtitles were terrible.

Yeah, you could call me a sucker for movies about l337 units of government-trained killing machines dealing generous dollops of good old-fashioned asskickery. Hell, I even enjoyed S.W.A.T. (okay, no I didn't). But even so, I still was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film. Just remind me never to go to Rio...ever. I'll watch the jiggles and wiggles of Carnivale from the safety of the Internets.

I just went back to the 40s and saw a nazi propaganda film.