In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Direction
Doc-style chaos makes favelas feel inescapable.
Acting
Wagner Moura's exhaustion is genuinely haunting.
Editing
Relentless pacing never lets you breathe.
Director
José Padilha
Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
André Ramiro
André Matias
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Milhem Cortaz
Capitao Fabio
Fernanda Machado
Maria
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Fábio Lago
Baiano
Erick Oliveira
Marcinho
Marcello Escorel
Coronel Otávio
Fernanda de Freitas
Roberta
Paulo Vilela
Edu
Juliano Cazarré
Soldado Tatu
Guilherme Guaral
Marimbondo
André Di Mauro
Pedro Rodrigues
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