Specialists in Brazil believed that 11.5 million people saw a pirate copy of the film before it was in the theatres.
Director José Padilha
There is no release date for the film overseas.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Elite Squad 2 - To avoid Piracy Padilha selected very carefully the companies we worked with
Distributed by Universal in 2007, Elite Squad 1, the original film totalled 2.43 million admissions. But this figure was not so representative given the fact that Elite Squad generated one of the biggest piracy phenomenon in the country, which definitely hurt the film’s box office.
Specialists in Brazil believed that 11.5 million people saw a pirate copy of the film before it was in the theatres.
To avoid the piracy this time, José Padilha and his team were extra careful while making the sequel. “The strategy was simple: doing as much as we could in house and selecting very carefully the companies we worked with,’’ says José Padilha, who focused more in the corruption among politicians in the second film, instead of the police force, in the original.
There is no release date for the film overseas.
Specialists in Brazil believed that 11.5 million people saw a pirate copy of the film before it was in the theatres.
There is no release date for the film overseas.
Elite Squad 2 -Tropa de Elite 2 - sold 1.39 million tickets in Brazil in its first weekend
Elite Squad 2 - Tropa de Elite 2 - sold 1.39 million tickets in Brazil in its first weekend, ranking as the 5 biggest opening of the last years in the country.
In three days, it grossed $8.4 million, according to the figures released Sunday night by Filme B, a Brazilian film company that reviews theatrical market numbers.
The film was distributed independently by its own production company, Zazen Producoes, reaching more than 700 screens across the country.
Even though the specialists are not predicting a total figure for Elite Squad 2 yet, it will certainly surpass the first film’s box office.
Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad 2) is already a huge sucess in Brazil
Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad 2) is already a huge sucess in Brazil. Almost 5 million people saw the writer-director José Padilha’s new film, according to O Globo, more than for Spider-Man, Harry Potter or Titanic. The film, which has already brought in US$ 17.3 million equivalent, will be shown at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals in 2011. More complex than the first Elite Squad, the sequel may present difficulties for those unfamiliar with the public safety issues and the changes taking place in Rio de Janeiro.
The story of “Elite Squad 2″ is a little different from the first film
“Elite Squad 2″, the sequel to the highly acclaimed “Elite Squad”, directed by Brazilian Jose Padilha tells the story of the Brazilian special policy force called BOPE.
The story of “Elite Squad 2″ is a little different from the first film, even though there are many actors in the cast which were present in the first film. The film is about how the war the BOPE and Captain Nascimento (Wagner Moura) has fought against the drug lords changed, and that the real enemy of the BOPE and of the security of Rio de Janeiro is the actual military policy and the politicians who are providing and encouraging means for corruption and crime to occur.
The script it extremely well written, making the story highly captivating and making the audience with their eyes glued towards the screen. The second film had a much higher budget than the first film, and everything was heavily worked on so that it would be a success (because we all know that sequels tend to be awfully weak in several cases). The first film was very well received by critics, having won the Golden Bear in Berlin and being one of the highest grossing films in Brazilian history.
I do not know when the film will come out internationally, but I managed to find a trailer which provides subtitles which is great for all those of my readers who are not fluent in portuguese.
The story of “Elite Squad 2″ is a little different from the first film, even though there are many actors in the cast which were present in the first film. The film is about how the war the BOPE and Captain Nascimento (Wagner Moura) has fought against the drug lords changed, and that the real enemy of the BOPE and of the security of Rio de Janeiro is the actual military policy and the politicians who are providing and encouraging means for corruption and crime to occur.
The script it extremely well written, making the story highly captivating and making the audience with their eyes glued towards the screen. The second film had a much higher budget than the first film, and everything was heavily worked on so that it would be a success (because we all know that sequels tend to be awfully weak in several cases). The first film was very well received by critics, having won the Golden Bear in Berlin and being one of the highest grossing films in Brazilian history.
I do not know when the film will come out internationally, but I managed to find a trailer which provides subtitles which is great for all those of my readers who are not fluent in portuguese.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Elite Squad 2 - Tropa de Elite 2 - was released this week in Brazil
A Brazilian film like never before. This is just a definition of Elite Squad 2, which could also be synonymous with: shocking, visceral, truculent, spectacular, amazing and realistic.
To make a film with such honesty and courage, as a member of B.O.P.E. say, must be "Skull"! And this is thanks to director Jose Padilha, who had the guts (and a lot of talent) to throw open the problem of violence in Rio de Janeiro, and the system created by subversive criminal organizations of low and high rank. Thus building a film extremely realistic and relevant, neither the American cinema got to do, because when it comes to "put the dust under the carpet, Hollywood and Brazil are very similar.
With a top cast in superb performances and a plot full of twists and clever, the viewer will not soon forget the great action, violence, misery and personal drama played by the great Brazilian anti-hero of the decade: Colonel/Captain Nascimento.
To make a film with such honesty and courage, as a member of B.O.P.E. say, must be "Skull"! And this is thanks to director Jose Padilha, who had the guts (and a lot of talent) to throw open the problem of violence in Rio de Janeiro, and the system created by subversive criminal organizations of low and high rank. Thus building a film extremely realistic and relevant, neither the American cinema got to do, because when it comes to "put the dust under the carpet, Hollywood and Brazil are very similar.
With a top cast in superb performances and a plot full of twists and clever, the viewer will not soon forget the great action, violence, misery and personal drama played by the great Brazilian anti-hero of the decade: Colonel/Captain Nascimento.
Director:
José PadilhaWriter:
José PadilhaRelease Date:
8 October 2010 (Brazil)
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