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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within

2010 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 7.8 · 81% critics

DramaActionCrime

After a violent prison crackdown in Rio de Janeiro, an elite police unit faces public accusations of abuse, pushing its leaders into a political storm. As careers are reshuffled and power shifts, the fight moves from the streets to the halls of government, exposing how deeply corruption can shape public safety and justice.

Based on Q18246458

Also known as Elite Squad: The Enemy Within · Elite Squad 2 · Tropa De Elite 2 - The Enemy Within

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Details
Original title
Tropa de Elite 2
Years
2010
Release date
2010-10-08
Language
Portuguese
Runtime
115 min
Critic score
81/100
TMDB rating
7.8/10 (2,051 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, fast-moving crime story that digs into corruption and power struggles beyond street-level violence, similar in spirit to The Mechanism; Not for you if you want simple, nonstop action.

Pros: gripping corruption storyline; intense action bursts; sharp dialogue | Cons: complicated, many moving parts; heavy narration, subtitle strain; politics over constant tension

Themes

  • police
  • drug trafficking
  • affectation
  • grave
  • penitentiary
  • melancholy
  • jail
  • torture
  • execution
  • drugs
  • criminal
  • nostalgic
  • +42 more

Awards & recognition

  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2012 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by José Padilha