When the system fails, they don't.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado, Fernanda de Freitas, Paulo Vilela, Milhem Cortaz |
Director |
José Padilha |
Screenplay | Bráulio Mantovani, José Padilha, Rodrigo Pimental, from the book by André Batista, Rodrigo Pimental, Luiz Eduardo Soares |
Music | Pedro Bromfman |
Cinematography | Lula Carvalho |
Editing | Daniel Rezende |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | The Weinstein company and a consortium of Brazilian companies |
Official Site | IMDB page
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Genre | Crime, drama |
Language | Very strong and frequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Frequent, high impact, sustained and realistic |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | None |
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer | 15 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 15 | |
Cape Times Jonathan Romney | 10 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 21 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Brutal, action heavy, Brazilian cop film with a pointless voiceover. Lacks flair, overdoes the violence and is never quite sure where its morals lie. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 9526 Netizens Do you want to see a action movie in the real life?? Here you have! | 16 | |
Average .. 62% | 12 |