Elite Squad
José Padilha, 2007
Elite Squad
Luiz Eduardo Soares, Rodrigo Pimentel, André Batista, 2005
Elite Squad is a movie directed by José Padilha in 2007 and based on the book of the same name by Luiz Eduardo Soares, Rodrigo Pimentel and André Batista, first published in 2005. The movie features Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, and others.
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Storyline
In 1997, novice police officers André Matiasand Neto Gouveia use a sniper rifle telescope to watch officer Captain Oliveira and other policemen meet drug traffickers at Morro da Babilônia. Neto accidentally pulls the trigger, which causes a deadly gunfight between the officers and thugs; as Mathias and Neto flee the scene, Nascimento and his men head to the shootout to rescue the officers.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Elite Squad
Original title: Tropa de Elite
Director: José Padilha
Country: Brazil
Year: 2007
Length: 1h55m
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Year
2005
Pages
340
Book Rate
7.28
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Book
Elite Squad
Original title: Elite da Tropa
Author: Luiz Eduardo Soares, Rodrigo Pimentel, André Batista
Country: Brazil
First published in: 2005
Length: 340 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Elite da Tropa
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