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José PadilhaScenario:
Bráulio MantovaniCamera:
Lula CarvalhoMuziek:
Pedro BromfmanActeurs:
Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz, Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Sandro Rocha, Tainá Müller, Juliana Schalch, Luciano Vidigal (meer)Streaming (1)
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Nascimento is nu 10 jaar ouder en na te zijn opgeklommen tot commandant van de BOPE (politie elite-eenheid) van Rio de Janeiro is hij nu onder-secretaris van de inlichtingendienst. In zijn nieuwe functie slaagt Nascimento erin om de BOPE verder te versterken en de drugshandel nog meer gevoelige slagen toe te brengen, maar hiermee helpt hij tevens zijn ware vijanden: corrupte agenten en politici met grote electorale interesses. (Moonlight Films)
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It’s sad that Padilho's radical critique of the system immediately mixes with fascism and other disliked isms. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is exactly the kind of action movie that we don't see much of in mainstream production - it is fully saying that the system is fucked, it points this out in detail and goes so far that it doesn't end up sweeping it under the rug like a figment of a deranged hero (Law Abiding Citizen), but stands by what it believes in with the full weight of its powerful visual musculature. It's Greengrass-style and even more refined than the first film. The issues are the same: Padilha is a brilliant stylist, but a worse storyteller, so the cadence of dialogue and the influx of information are suffocating, and someone who doesn't speak Portuguese drowns in it. Otherwise, it's a complete film in all aspects that I like for how hard and implacable it is. Rather than fascism, the notion of anarchy sometimes creeped in. As with the first film, I don't have a single problem with this film, if only because what we see is sometimes not fully consistent with what Nacimiento, as the protagonist and narrator, grumbles about in the voiceover. I have no idea to what extent the film resonates with the reality of contemporary Brazil, but I have no illusions that it would only be a radical forgery. We know our Pappenheims.
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Too little action, too much politics. Although it is still a realistic, well-crafted and well-acted film, it just doesn’t have what it takes. It's not as fun, straightforward, aggressive or catchy as the first part. And it's a shame, because Elite Squad IS a great and a huge surprise. This sequel, however, is rather disappointing.
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The scene with BOPE vs. corrupt politician is balm for the soul. This sequel to the Brazilian kick-ass Elite Squad goes a level higher. It’s less raw, the message is more Hollywood, but Padilha makes accusations with identical verve. The action scenes are prettier (better visuals) and still leave you gobsmacked even though there are less of them than it the first part. Excellent.
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With all due respect to Gomorra (the book) or The Wire, this best depicts the functioning and the structure of all-encompassing corruption which is not longer seen as corruption and is beginning to be the accepted social norm... With part one, many mistook a movie about a fascist police unit for a fascist movie. There is no chance of that with part two, which paradoxically has more in common with Padilha’s documentary Ônibus 174 than with part one. Even though maybe someone will mistake this movie about corruption for a corrupt movie.
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