Tropa de Elite (2007)

Tropa de Elite: Directed by José Padilha. With Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz. In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.

“Tropa de Elite is an amazingly good film; by turns brutally real and horrifyingly hilarious.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt claims to be based on a true story and I find that sadly believable. The main plot revolves around the captain of an elite police unit trying to find a replacement for himself, while dealing with the birth of his child and the horrendous stress of his job, and a mission to clear out a dangerously violent slum.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are no wholly good people in the movie, and itu0026#39;s frighteningly easy to compare some of what goes on to things happening in the USA (and other places) today. That said, the system of government and policing portrayed comes across as so amazingly inept and awful that itu0026#39;s almost like something straight out of a nightmarish sci-fi dystopia.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf I had to compare it to other movies, it comes off as a cross between Brazil, Office Space, and Full Metal Jacket. Not for the weak of stomach, and you may find yourself greatly disagreeing with the ideals of various groups portrayed (which I believe is part of the point), but I would be enormously surprised if this movie doesnu0026#39;t make you think and give you something to talk about.”