& José Padilha

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

8.0

After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

Director: , José Padilha
Main Cast: Wagner Moura
Soundtrack: , Pedro Bromfman
Cinematography: , Lula Carvalho
Screenplay: , José Padilha

Original title in Brazil is Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro.

Cinema Premiere: August 12, 2011

What do English critics think?

English Reviews

6 english reviews of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

1. Entertainment Weekly

9.1 / 10

The pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary as Padilha hammers home his point: Someone is forever in the pocket of someone else as The System constantly adapts to protect itself.
- Lisa Schwarzbaum
ew.com »
2. Slant Magazine

8.8 / 10

In "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within", a much more intricate and exhilarating act than its predecessor, director José Padilha catches up with the Brazilian zeitgeist.
- Diego Semerene
slantmagazine.com »
3. Empire

8 / 10

A marked improvement on the first film, it's easy to see why this was such a smash in Brazil. Breathless, brutal and thrilling, it's a gut punch of an action movie.
- Philip Wilding
Empire »
4. Variety

8 / 10

When "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" settles into key action sequences, such as a stunning nighttime ambush or a daytime battle against Fabio, it becomes wildly entertaining.
- Robert Koehler
Variety »
5. IndieWire

7.5 / 10

"Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" continues to explore the furthest extremes of law enforcement in a society on the brink of lawlessness.
- Eric Kohn
IndieWire »
6. Time Out

6 / 10

The whole thing’s driven by palpable anger to tell it like it is and a pivotal role for a sociology prof offers a degree of ideological light and shade. A thumping modern policier with a social-conscience edge.
- Trevor Johnston
Time Out »

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

3 foreign reviews of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

1. Dagens Nyheter

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: It is constantly exciting.
- Eva af Geijerstam
Swedish: dn.se »
2. Sveriges Radio

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: We return to the hard violence in Rio de Janeiro. There, police and drug lords are fighting for power over the favelas.
- Björn Jansson
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
3. Moviezine

6 / 10

Translated from swedish: "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" is a dystopian portrayal of a disease state in the innermost organs of the police force, and on a theoretical level much more horrific than its predecessor. The prognosis is bleak and everyone must profit.
- Jake Bolin
Swedish: moviezine.se »