Finally, the Brazilian movie The Elite Squad was the winner in the Berlín Cine Festival, taking away the precious Golden Bear.
The Elite Squad It is a film that has already achieved great success in its country, perhaps due to its controversial plot: It tells the story of a squad of police officers from Rio de Janeiro who fight against drug traffickers in the poor neighborhoods of the city, reflecting to the viewer the corruption and violence.
"You made a brave film about corruption in the Brazilian police."
Producer Marcos Prado's comment, addressed to the director of the film Jose Padilha
On the other hand, the winner of the best actor award was the Iranian Pray Naji for his work in The Song of Sparrows, and, the award for best actress went to the British Sally Hawkins for her role as a teacher in the movie Happy-Go-Lucky.