The Elite Squad Articles
THE ELITE SQUAD 2 Dethrones THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE at Brazil's 2010 Box Office
Wagner Moura, The Elite Squad 2 José Padilha's Tropa de Elite 2 / The Elite Squad 2, a controversial sequel to the equally controversial 2007 Brazilian blockbuster and Berlin Film Festival winner The Elite Squad, has become the top local production at the Brazilian box office in 2010. According to preliminary results accounting for 90% of the 696 theaters showing the film, after 10 days [...]
THE ELITE SQUAD: The 2008 Berlin Film Festival's Controversial Winner
The second Brazilian production to win the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear, José Padilha's Tropa de Elite / The Elite Squad, a violent tale about Rio's special police unit's fight against slum-based druglords, was a controversial choice for the 2008 festival's top award. Unlike the previous Brazilian winning entry, the considerably cozier Central Station back in 1998, The Elite Squad was greeted with strong reservations [...]
Berlin 2008: CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
2008 Berlin Film Festival: Official Competition Line-Up Part II Berlin 2008: Official Competition Line-Up – Part I Kirschblüten – Hanami / Cherry Blossoms, Germany by Doris Dörrie with Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Nadja Uhl Lady Jane, France by Robert Guédiguian with Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan, Frédérique Bonnal Lake Tahoe, Mexico / US (World Premiere) by Fernando Eimbcke with Diego Cataño, Héctor Herrera, Daniela Valentine, Juan [...]