Elite Squad 2
| Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | José Padilha |
| Produced by | Marcos Prado |
| Written by | José Padilha Bráulio Mantovani |
| Starring |
Wagner Moura Irandhir Santos André Ramiro Milhem Cortaz André Mattos Maria Ribeiro |
| Music by | Pedro Bromfman |
| Cinematography | Lula Carvalho |
| Edited by | Daniel Rezende |
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Zazen Produções
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| Distributed by | Zazen Produções (Brazil) Variance Films (United States) |
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Release date
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Running time
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116 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget |
R$ 16 million (US$ 9,509,65) |
| Box office | $63,027,681 |
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro; literal translation "Elite Troop 2: The Enemy is Now Another"; also known as Elite Squad 2) is a 2010 Brazilian crime film directed, produced and co-written by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura. It is a sequel to 2007 film Elite Squad. It furthers the plot of a semi-fictional account of BOPE (Portuguese: Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais), 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.
Having enjoyed public and critical acclaim, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is the all-time largest box office ticket seller and highest-grossing film in Brazil, ahead of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and Avatar, respectively. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
The film starts in medias res, 13 years after Baiano's death in the first film. Former BOPE Captain (now Colonel) Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) exits a hospital and enters his car just as the vehicle is suddenly blocked and gunned down by unknown gunmen. During the shootout, Nascimento begins to narrate the events leading to that point.
Four years prior, Nascimento, now promoted to lieutenant colonel of BOPE and divorced from Rosane (Maria Ribeiro), arrives at Bangu Penitentiary Complex to shut down a prison riot started by gang boss Beirada (Seu Jorge), who demands that human rights activist Diogo Fraga (Irandhir Santos) come in to negotiate. After Fraga convinces Beirada to release the hostages taken during the riot, Nascimento's protégé Captain André Matias (André Ramiro), who had Beirada held at gunpoint, executes him against Nascimento's orders, causing the operation to go awry. Fraga, current husband of Nascimento's ex-wife, subsequently expresses his outrage over the situation to the media. Afterwards, Nascimento learns PMERJ commander Formoso (Rodrigo Candelot) plans to dismiss him over the controversy and goes to a restaurant to personally confront him, only to be greeted by cheering diners who, led to believe the execution was ordered by Nascimento, approved of drug dealer's execution. Guaracy (Adriano Garib), Rio de Janeiro's State Secretary for Public Safety, exploits this situation by promoting Nascimento to State Subsecretary of Intelligence and expelling Matias from BOPE, demoting him to regular state police. When Nascimento tries to convince Matias he can settle the situation, he rebukes him and goes to tabloid journalist Clara Vidal (Tainá Müller), giving her an interview about disregard of BOPE and the government's corruption practices, which leads to his detention. Meanwhile, Fraga leverages his influence to become a state representative in Rio's State Assembly and convinces Nascimento's son Rafael that his father is a bad influence on him.
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