Drug War vs Elite Squad
Elite Squad has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Drug War). Drug War is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 1h 55m. Elite Squad is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Drug War
Elite Squad| Drug War | Elite Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Johnnie To | José Padilha |
| Main cast | Philip Keung Ho-Man, Lo Hoi-Pang, Li Guangjie, Michelle Ye Xuan, Louis Koo | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro |
Synopsis
Drug War
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
Elite Squad
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
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