Through Wagner Mura's book, that controversial story begins. In Brazil, the writer Nascimento wanted to find an alternate. But it seems that the writer Nascimento wanted to track drug distributors and stay one step on the Pope's arrival to Rio de Cainero. It seems to be a real risk for the writer to tell the story is the coolest.
A depressing film that celebrates brute strength as the only means to stem the tide of violence and crime in Rio de Janeiro.
Village Voice
September 17, 2008
[José Padilha] recariously pitches the squad's brute force as less a necessary evil than the outgrowth of an existing evil -- a no-win situation that mocks liberal ideals and warps conservative pragmatism into domestic terrorism.
It bears a resemblance to viscerally exciting seventies urban thrillers like The French Connection, in which only the fascists could do what needed to be done.
Trying to address important and serious social issues in this violent world rather than just creating something sensationalistic or exploitative gives Elite Squad an edge over normal police thrillers.
Given that Brazil, as a Latin American moviemaking powerhouse, steadily produces vibrant, vital films of real impact and humanity, it's a crime itself that Elite Squad may be the only Brazilian film that American audiences see this year.
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