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City of God (2003)
Also known as Cidade de Deus

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Year of U.S. Release: 2003

Starring: Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Gero Camilo, Renato de Souza, Karina Falc�o, Graziela Moretto, Roberta Rodriguez Silvia, Douglas Silva.

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Genre(s): Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

U.S. Release Date: January 17, 2003

Rated

for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content, and language.

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Plot Summary:

The main character in Cidade de Deus is not a person. It is a place. Cidade de Deus is a poor housing project started in the 60's that became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro by the beginning of the 80's. In order to tell the story of the place the film tells us the stories of many characters. But all is seen through the eyes of the narrator: Busca-Pi, a poor black kid too frail and scared to become an outlaw but also to smart to be content with an underpaid job. He grows up in a very violent environment. The odds are all against him. But he discovers he can see the reality with a different eye: the eye of an artist. Eventually he becomes a professional photographer. That is his redemption... Buscapi is not the real protagonist of the film. He is not the one who makes the story moves on [sic]. He is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the main chain of events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story but it is also through his perspective of life that we understand the humanity of a world apparently condemned to endless violence.

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