Elite Squad/ Tropa de Elite On the streets of Rio only the elite survive Release date: 2007-10-12 Genres: Drama, Action, Crime Actors: Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, Sandro Rocha, Fábio Lago, Marcello Escorel, Maria Ribeiro, Álamo Facó, Nathalia Dill, Thelmo Fernandes, Fernanda Machado, Milhem Cortaz, André Ramiro, Erick Oliveira, Juliano Cazarré, Bento Ribeiro, Otto Jr., Roberta Santiago, Paulo Vilela, Fernanda de Freitas, Jack Berraquero, André Di Mauro, Guilherme Guaral, Thiago Mendonça, Paulo Hamilton, Emerson Gomes, Rafael d'Avila Budget: $4,000,000Revenue: $14,759,148 Runtime: 1 h. 55 min. Score: 8.1/10 Votes: 2,531 Countries: Brazil Companies: Universal Pictures do Brasil, The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Costa Films, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes Available* : Overview: In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.