A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits.
Cast: Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, André Felipe, Thelmo Fernandes, Emerson Gomes
Directed by: José Padilha
Scriptwriter: Bráulio Mantovani, José Padilha, Rodrigo Pimentel