José Padilha
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
8.0After 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
English Reviews
6 english reviews of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
Foreign Reviews
3 foreign reviews of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
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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 JanssonSwedish: sverigesradio.se »
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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 BolinSwedish: moviezine.se »
Box Office
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within has earned a total of 63 618 850 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
Other films by José Padilha
Elite Squad
2007-
⏱️ 115 min
8
1. Entertainment Weekly
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 »