film: Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad)

[IcebergSlim]

inspired by city of god thread i decide to make this one

An X-Ray of Rio de Janeiro Police Forces and Part of the Brazilian Society

There are no wholly good people in the movie, and it's frighteningly easy to compare some of what goes on to things happening in the USA (and other places) today. That said, the system of government and policing portrayed comes across as so amazingly inept and awful that it's almost like something straight out of a nightmarish sci-fi dystopia.

real big film in brazil and for good reason... i think many will enjoy it. also soundtrack is top notch. im bout to kill sometime n' watch it again(returned). easily a 5 star in my boook.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w79f50fkcSw

some dorks discussing it from IFC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M04daAmfm4 if n e 1 is interesteD

 

[colors]

looks good.

just watched Manda Bala yesterday. was more to do with crime in sao paulo. they say the streets are so dangerous now, that the upper class use helicopters for metro transpo.

i've never been to brazil but i knew a girl from rio (supposedly) and she was insane. a cokehead with a huge ass and tiny waist. was a great dancer.

have you seen ghosts of city soleil? if so, how is it?

 

[IcebergSlim]

just watched Manda Bala yesterday. was more to do with crime in sao paulo. they say the streets are so dangerous now, that the upper class use helicopters for metro transpo.

yah dude. i saw the "no reservations" episode on the travel channel when tony went to sao paulo n' he mentioned that, n' also rich send there kids to school with bodyguards... crazy.. ima write that movie down, also i gotta watch carandiru its about this prison riot in the biggest latin american prison same name as title in sao paulo)

i've never been to brazil but i knew a girl from rio (supposedly) and she was insane. a cokehead with a huge ass and tiny waist. was a great dancer.

LOL, hell yes!! man i been infatuated with brazil for a minute... the women, music, culture.. its a must to take a trip before death arrives... i was corresponding with this dude on another forum, he was there for a few months, stayed in a favela ( rocinha for 70 bux a month and did "community" work

have you seen ghosts of city soleil? if so, how is it?

haven't seen that, looks like city of god but in haiti.. i've heard of it but never got around to watching it.. one of these days.

peace mang

 

[no_face]

I watched tropa de elite, quite a good film although not at the level of cidade de deus.

I have a few brazilian friends and they are all really fun and good people. Shame that the situation is so fucked up in some places.

 

[psychetool]

Rent city of men, it's the sequel to City of God and IMO almost as good!

 

[LiquidMethod]

dope movie