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During the filming of the film, a truck loaded with 90 weapons in Rio de Janeiro was robbed. The local police conducted a carpet search in the surrounding area to try to retrieve the lost guns, but the action was not very effective.
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Before the official release of the film, the pirated discs, which the director called the "third version," flooded the main streets of the Brazilian capital, and the average price was five US dollars. Police investigation found that the original DVD was stolen from Drei Marc, the company responsible for producing subtitles. It is estimated that at least three million people have seen the pirated version of the film, which is more than 600,000 more than the number of viewers during the movie theater. Despite this, the film is still the most watched movie in Brazil's cinemas in 2007.
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The final genuine version is still somewhat different from the pirated version. A scene has been added and the narration has also changed, but the director has always denied that this move is aimed at the piracy.
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The university filmed in the film is Rio Catholic University, the screenwriter André Batista studied at the school’s law school, and he is a member of the special operations force and the prototype of Matils.
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The filming process of the film was extremely difficult. Rio de Janeiro police had blocked their filming plan, and finally allowed them to continue filming only through government intervention. In addition, gangsters kidnapped staff, stolen guns, and police raid slums.
Elite Squad behind the scenes gags
2021-12-15 08:01
Extended Reading
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Trainee officer: [during an information training session] Hey, Coordinator!
Capitão Nascimento: Yes, my sir?
Trainee officer: Soldier 05 is sleeping.
Capitão Nascimento: Hey Soldier 05!
[hands 05 a grenade, 05 takes the grendade]
André Matias: Yes, sir?
Capitão Nascimento: Please take this.
[removes the pin]
Capitão Nascimento: Hey 05, if you drop this granade you will make the whole place explode. You will blow up ALL of your colleagues, you will blow up all of my auxiliaries, and YOU will make myself explode. Will the sir fall asleep again?
André Matias: No sir!
Capitão Nascimento: [after 05 stares down the grenade] We are all trusting you, sir.
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[repeated line]
Capitão Nascimento: Ask to leave!