The the protagonist in the first fictional film directed by José Padilha was played by who?
Elite Squad Elite Squad (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite , ] lit. ""Elite Troop"") is a 2007 Brazilian crime film directed by José Padilha. The film is a semi-fictional account of the "Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais" (BOPE), the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, analogous to the American SWAT teams. It is the second feature film and first fiction film of Padilha, who had previously directed the documentary "Bus 174". The script was written by Bráulio Mantovani ("City of God") and Padilha, based on the book "Elite da Tropa" by sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares and two former BOPE captains, André Batista and Rodrigo Pimentel.
The Crime of Father Amaro The Crime of Father Amaro, sometimes The Crime of Padre Amaro, (Spanish: El crimen del padre Amaro ) is a 2002 Mexican-Spanish film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel "O Crime do Padre Amaro" (1875) by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. The film starred Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón and Sancho Gracia. It premiered on 16 August 2002 in Mexico City.