Film recommendation · 2002
City of God
Cidade de Deus
Fernando Meirelles · Kátia Lund · 2h 10m
Brazil · Portuguese
Crime · Drama
What is City of God about?
A young photographer grows up amid the accelerating gang violence of Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade de Deus.
Why watch City of God?
Its velocity is exhilarating, but never innocent. The film turns a neighbourhood’s interlocking lives into a history of power, chance and the terrible speed with which children inherit violence.
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