The read
Audiences rate it 47 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 47 points higher than critics do.
2,808 audience votes
Key crew
- José PadilhaScreenplay
- José PadilhaDirector
- Bráulio MantovaniScreenplay
- Rodrigo PimentelScreenplay
- Pedro BromfmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wagner MouraCapitão Nascimento
- André RamiroAndré Matias
- Caio JunqueiraNeto
- Milhem CortazCapitão Fabio
- Fernanda MachadoMaria
- Maria RibeiroRosane
- Paulo VilelaEdu
- Fernanda de FreitasRoberta
- André Di MauroPedro Rodrigues
- Fábio LagoBaiano
- Erick OliveiraMarcinho
- Patrick SantosTinho
Stills
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Themes
drug dealerpolice brutalityslumwar on drugsdrug traffickingrio de janeiromoral conflicttorturing policespecial forceslaw enforcementpower abusefavelas