'Elite' wins Golden Bear at 58th Berlinale

February 17, 2008 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," which will be distributed in the states by The Weinstein Co., 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.

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