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Elite Squad

film by Padilha [2007]
Also known as: “Tropa de Élite”
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  • Wagner Moura smiles at The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees Night event, standing in front of a dark backdrop.
    Wagner Moura
    / Starting out as an actor

    …film Tropa de Élite (2007; Elite Squad), which won the Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear award for best picture. He reprised the role in Tropa de Élite 2 (2010; Elite Squad 2) and won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro (“Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize”) for best actor. Both films…

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    …film Tropa de Élite (2007; Elite Squad), which won the Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear award for best picture. He reprised the role in Tropa de Élite 2 (2010; Elite Squad 2) and won the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro (“Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize”) for best actor. Both films…

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