''Alemão'' is a 2014 Brazilian

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directed by José Eduardo Belmonte starring

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and

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. The story presented in the film takes place a few days before the invasion of the

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by the military police, which occurred on November 26, 2010.

Plot

Doca (

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), Danillo (

), Carlinhos (

), Branco (

), and Samuel (

) are five policemen working undercover at the

, an area which gathers several slums and is considered one of the most dangerous places in

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/ref> Their operation goes wrong after the government threatens to raid the place using military vehicles, which leads local drug lord Playboy (

) to cut off all the slum's communications, leaving them unable to contact their boss, Samuel's father sheriff Valadares (

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) and forcing them to hide at the basement of Doca's pizzeria, which serves as their base of operations. Their situation is worsened when Valadares' assistant Pixixo (Izak Dahora) is almost killed by Playboy's men and drops a briefcase containing details on all the policemen infiltrated in the slums. All five police officers manage to meet at the pizzeria, some barely escaping from the drug dealers. Carlinhos is the last to arrive and is thus immediately blamed by Branco (the chief of the operation) as the one who gave up their real identities. He denies, but ends up handcuffed. Carlinhos is also the lover of Leticia (Aisha Jambo), sister of Senegal (Jefferson Brasil), Playboy's right-hand man. Meanwhile, Mariana (Mariana Nunes), a local resident who works as a cleaner, leaves her son at home and enters the pizzeria with her own key to claim her service's money. She goes down into the basement and is captured by Branco. Even after Doca explains that she's innocent and has a son, Branco forbids her of getting out, fearing she may reveal their location, specially after he discovers her son's father is Playboy. Meanwhile, tension grows as the government assembles military forces to raid the slums and Valadares is frustrated at not being able to contact his son and his officers. Playboy has his henchmen interrogate people on the streets and in their houses, seeking information leading to the police officers. Knowing that Carlinhos is in love with Leticia, Playboy convinces Senegal to use his own sister as a bait for the officer. He puts her in a car and travels around the slum, threatening to kill her and using a loudspeaker to make his intentions known to Carlinhos wherever he is. Carlinhos is finally allowed by Branco to go rescue the girl. After hearing Mariana say that police officers always leave their partners behind when hell breaks loose, Branco goes to his aid. He tells Senegal that they have Mariana, Playboy's long-time passion, and that he must let them go if they want Mariana alive. After the officers leave, Senegal decides to break into their pizzeria, but without asking Playboy first. He assembles a bunch of gunmen and raids the pizzeria. No one survives the resulting gunfight but for Leticia and Mariana. Mariana is later found by Pixixo, who puts her on the phone with Valadares. She confirms that no officer survived the battle, and Valadares collapses, crying over the loss of his son. The film ends with scenes and facts about the 2010 Complexo do Alemão raid, which are followed by images of the

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Cast

as Samuel *

as Branco *

as Doca *

as Playboy *

as Danillo *

as Carlinhos *

as sheriff Valadares * Mariana Nunes as Mariana * Jefferson Brasil as Senegal * Aisha Jambo as Leticia * Izak Dahora as Pixixo

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alemao (film) Brazilian action drama films 2014 action drama films Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city) 2014 films Action films based on actual events Works about organized crime in Brazil 2010s Portuguese-language films