The sprawling slum that surrounds Rio de Janeiro is one of the most dangerous places on earth. As the head of Rio’s Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), Captain Nascimento (Wagner Moura, Elite Squad) has seen his share of intense situations. When a BOPE mission to stop a jail riot ends in the violent death of a gang leader, Nascimento finds himself accused of a massacre…but the citizens of Rio, tired of the crime and drugs that plague their city, embrace him as a national hero.

On the heels of a successful U.S. theatrical tour, New Video’s Flatiron Film Company will release director José Padilha’s (Elite Squad, Robocop) acclaimed action-thriller, ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN on Cable VOD, digital platforms, and on Blu-ray/DVD on February 14. Co-written by Padilha and Oscar® nominee Bráulio Mantovani (City of God), ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN is Brazil’s highest-grossing film in more than 30 years and the country’s official submission for Best Foreign Picture in the 2012 Academy Awards®.

Did you like this? Share it:

Leave a reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.