Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro, lit. ''Elite Troop 2: The Enemy is Now Another''; also known as Elite Squad 2) is a 2010 Brazilian action thriller film directed and co-produced by José Padilha, who co-wrote it with Bráulio Mantovani and Rodrigo Pimentel. The sequel to 2007's Elite Squad, it furthers the plot of a semi-fictional account of BOPE, the special operations force of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, with a focus on the relationship between law enforcement and politics. The film was released in Brazil on October 8, 2010.
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| Directed by | José Padilha |
| Written by | José Padilha Bráulio Mantovani Rodrigo Pimentel |
| Produced by | José Padilha Marcos Prado |
| Starring | Wagner Moura Irandhir Santos André Ramiro Milhem Cortaz André Mattos Maria Ribeiro |
| Cinematography | Lula Carvalho |
| Edited by | Daniel Rezende |
| Music by | Pedro Bromfman |
Production company | Zazen Produções |
| Distributed by | Zazen Produções |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$ 16 million (US$ 9,509,65) |
| Box office | $63,027,681 |
Like its predecessor, the film was met with critical acclaim and became the largest box office ticket seller and highest-grossing film of all time in Brazil, ahead of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and Avatar, respectively. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist.