Review of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) by Samson S — 19 Mar 2013

Holy Crap... First "city of God", and now this! How come we aren't all watching more movies out of Brazil?!

This review of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) was written by Samson S on 19 Mar 2013.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Michael H (3,299) on 04 Nov 2015

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By Ostenes (1) on 12 Nov 2015

Filme linear perfeito. História perfeita. Só quem vive no Brasil sabe o quanto esse filme é perfeito…

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