Elite Squad - Trailer

Elite Squad (Tropa De Elite) is an intense and astonishing look at Rio de Janeiro’s notorious favelas, the volatile slums on the edge of the city. Watch the trailer!

Directed by José Padilha, (BUS 174), and written by Padilha, Academy Award® nominated writer Bráulio Mantovani (CITY OF GOD) and Rodrigo Pimentel, comes the controversial film ELITE SQUAD (TROPA DE ELITE). It is based on accounts from Pimentel’s 19 years as a military police officer and BOPE Captain.