BAFS: Elite Squad – The Enemy Within

by Brian Alterman on Jan.31, 2012, under Film Festivals, Movies

The Back Alley Film Series in Charlotte continues this week with the Brazillian film ”Elite Squad – The Enemy Within“, directed by José Padilha. The film will be showing on Thursday, February 9th at 7:30pm at Crownpoint Stadium 12. Tickets are $5 for CFS members and $8 for the general public. BAFS describes the film as:

After a prison riot, Captain Nascimiento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

The trailer looks pretty gritty – but pretty riveting as well. It is the highest grossing film in Brazilian history (it beat out Avatar – score one more for the film!) It also has Tainá Müller (score three more for the film!)

:Back Alley Film Series, Elite Squad - The Enemy Within, José Padilha, Tainá Müller, Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro

3 comments for this entry:

Badger Bob
January 31st, 2012 on 3:52 PM
I caught a couple of films in the series, but not going to this one. They are all over the place with what the pick.
Daniel Roos
January 31st, 2012 on 4:57 PM
What the pick, Badger Bob? Watch the language, buster.

I too will skip this one — looks like it might be a good movie, just not my kind of good movie. So to speak (1).
Bambi
February 13th, 2012 on 4:07 AM
Excellent !