Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosé Padilha
Written byJosé Padilha
Bráulio Mantovani
Rodrigo Pimentel [pt]
Produced byJosé Padilha
Marcos Prado
StarringWagner Moura
Irandhir Santos
André Ramiro
Milhem Cortaz
André Mattos
Maria Ribeiro
CinematographyLula Carvalho
Edited byDaniel Rezende
Music byPedro Bromfman
Production
company
Distributed byZazen Produções
Release date
  • October 8, 2010 (2010-10-08)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$ 16 million[1]
(US$ 9,509,65)
Box office$63,027,681[2]

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro, lit.''Elite Troop 2: The Enemy is Now Another''; also known as Elite Squad 2) is a 2010 Brazilian action thriller film[3] directed and co-produced by José Padilha, who co-wrote it with Bráulio Mantovani and Rodrigo Pimentel [pt]. The sequel to 2007's Elite Squad, it furthers the plot of a semi-fictional account of BOPE, the special operations force of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, with a focus on the relationship between law enforcement and politics. The film was released in Brazil on October 8, 2010.[4]

Like its predecessor, the film was met with critical acclaim and became the largest box office ticket seller and highest-grossing film of all time in Brazil, ahead of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and Avatar, respectively. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[5][6] but did not make the final shortlist.[7]

  1. ^ 'Tropa de elite 2' chega ao cinemas dia 8 de outubro, diz blog oficial
  2. ^ "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011)". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) - José Padilha". AllMovie.
  4. ^ Divulgadas as primeiras cenas de 'Tropa de elite 2'
  5. ^ "Tropa de Elite 2 é o candidato brasileiro ao Oscar 2012". R7. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  6. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  7. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-01-19.