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Violent Brazil cop drama named best film in Berlin

BERLIN — Jose Padilha’s “Tropa de Elite” (”The Elite Squad”), a story of police corruption and gang violence in the Brazilian slums, has won the Golden Bear for best film at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

“The Elite Squad” was a surprise winner, beating out critical favorite “There Will Be Blood” from Paul Thomas Anderson, which won two Silver Bears: best director for Anderson and best sound for “Blood” composer Jonny Greenwood’s experimental electronic soundtrack.

The Grand Jury Silver Bear went to “Standard Operating Procedure,” Errol Morris’ documentary on torture in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. Morris’ film was the first documentary to screen in competition in Berlin.

Sally Hawkins won the best actress prize for her ebullient, crowd-pleasing performance in Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky.” Iran’s Reza Najie won the best actor Silver Bear playing a man struggling to earn his daily bread in Majid Majidi’s “The Song of Sparrows.”

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