R$ 104.071.662,00
US$ 62.188.026,29The Elite Squad 2( Portuguese :Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro; Lit:Elite Troop 2: Now the enemy is another one) is a 2010 Brazilian film directed and produced by José Padilha , starring Wagner Moura . It is a sequel of the 2007 filmThe Elite Squad.The Elite Squad 2is a continuation of the semi-fictional account of the BOPE ( Portuguese :Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais), the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police , with a focus on the relationship between law enforcement and politics. The film was released in Brazil on October 8, 2010.
Having enjoyed public and critical acclaim,The Elite Squad 2is the all-time largest box office ticket seller and highest-grossing film in Brazil, ahead ofDona Flor and Her Two HusbandsandAvatar, respectively.
TheElite Squad 2plot resolves around the maturing Lt Col. Nascimento, who, after a disastrous BOPE operation on a prison riot , gets caught in a bloody political dispute that involves not only the Public Safety Department, the State governor and State Military Police , but also paramilitary groups known asmilícias. The movie also shows the family issues of Nascimento, with his now adolescent son gradually moving away from him due to his job and the influence of his stepfather.
The story is set 13 years after the first movie.Elite Squad 2focuses more on Nascimento's family relations thanElite Squad. In Wagner Moura's words: "Nascimento matures in this movie, which has to do with his concept of conscience and his age."