City of God

2010 • 129 minutos

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Celebrated with worldwide acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous prestigious awards around the globe! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God" are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye, the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out!

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Unbelievable real life slums of Rio. Could not believe the children on the streets, selling drugs & guns. Life expectancy for a gang member must have 20 years old if there lucky.

I came across this on late night TV and stayed even later until the end, as I couldn't switch it off. I liked it so much I bought the DVD to watch it again. Given it's based on fact, enacted by real people from the crime infested 'City Of God' , this is both fascinating and confronting. It gets a bit repetitive and slow at times, but that's probably real life for these people. Stay with it all the way through, it's worth the trip.

Loved this movie, would watch it again too.