Elite Squad vs Shottas
Elite Squad has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.7/10 for Shottas). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 55m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2007). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elite Squad
Shottas| Elite Squad | Shottas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | José Padilha | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera |
| Main cast | Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean |
Synopsis
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.
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.
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