| Dir: Jose Padilha |
| Brazil | 2008 | Colour | 115min | English subtitles |
| Cast: Wagner Moura, Andre Ramiro, Caio Junqueira |

A story of camaraderie, honor and choices shaped by the deep corruption of Brazilian police and the violent poverty of the squatter settlements of Rio de Janeiro in 1997. Following on his powerful documentary, BUS 174, director Jose Padilha provides a realistic and critical view of the police who stimulate as well as control violence. Powerful acting and human stories intertwine with insightful understanding of Brazil’s seething cities, emerging from Padilha’s cinematic eye and dramatic negotiations with police, drug lords and slum-dwellers themselves.

2008 Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award