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City of God 2002

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

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Synopsis

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.

Notable Critics

"This marvellous film ... testifies to the awesome creativity of Brazil's underclass."

— Paul Julian Smith

"City of God delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence that draws kids into a life of crime, brutality and murder as the only avenue open to them."

— David Rooney

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