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City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)

City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)

The Very Best

9.2

Movie

Brazil, France
Portuguese, Spanish
Action, Crime, Drama
2002
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What it's about

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

The take

This movie will punch, kick and slap the crap out of you. Something that will be hard to believe after you watch it - it is based on a true story. Filmed and set in the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro, it follows two young men who choose two opposite paths; one an aspiring drug leader and the other an aspiring photographer. City of God is their story; a movie filled with great performances (from mostly non-professionals), and an experience that is as compelling as it is adrenaline-inducing.

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