Movie · Action · Crime

It is 1997 and hundreds of thousands live in Rio's notorious favelas. Drug trafficking militias have complete control within the slums while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. The elite BOPE (State Police Special Operations Battalion) fights to combat drug trafficking, but keeping order has its price and their actions blur the line between right and wrong, justice and revenge.

2007 · 1h 54m
Director José Padilha

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It is 1997 and hundreds of thousands live in Rio's notorious favelas. Drug trafficking militias have complete control within the slums while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. The elite BOPE (State Police Special Operations Battalion) fights to combat drug trafficking, but keeping order has its price and their actions blur the line between right and wrong, justice and revenge.

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Studio
STUDIOCANAL Ltd
Released
2007
Run Time
1 hr 54 min
Rated
18 For strong violence.
Regions of Origin
Brazil, Germany
© 2007 Distributed by Optimum Releasing Ltd

Languages

Original Audio
Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, English (United States)
Audio

Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (Always On), English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.