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July 2011

Tropa De Elite 2

Action, Drama Directed by: José PadilhaWith: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André RamiroAfter a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor. However, due to the increasing popularity of Nascimento, the Governor invites him to team-up with the intelligence area of the Secretary of Security. Along the years, Fraga, who is married with Nascimento's former wife, is elected State Representative and Nascimento's son Rafael has issues with his biological father. Meanwhile Nascimento and the BOPE expel the drug dealers from several slums but another enemy arises: the militia led by Major Rocha and supported by the Governor, the Secretary of Security and politicians interested in votes. Nascimento is manipulated to help this group, vanquishing the criminals in the slums and poor communities; then the corrupt group of police officers is free to exploit the poor population. Trailers

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July 2003

Cidade de Deus

Drama Directed by: Fernando MeirellesWith: Matheus Natchergale & Alexandre RodriguezTwo boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. Trailers

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January 1998

Central do Brasil

Melodrama Directed by: Walter SallesWith: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira,...An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew. Trailers

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Tropa De Elite

Drama Directed by: José PadilhaWith: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio JunqueiraTwo childhood friends decide to enlist in Rio de Janeiro's Military Police Department. After juggling their police jobs and college, both make up their minds to try out for a Special Operations Squad whose mission is to take down the drug-lords that plague the city. Both men struggle to survive, facing the daily challenges of dealing with pressure at home and fighting an unnamed war on the streets. Trailers

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The Man from the Future

Comedy, Fantasy Directed by: Cláudio TorresWith: Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luísa MendonçaZero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to own time to find totally changed. Trailers

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