City Of God
«What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out war. The City of God was divided. You couldn't go from one section to the other, not even to visit a relative. The cops considered anyone living in the slum a hoodlum. People got used to living in Vietnam, and more and more volunteers signed up to die.»
What:
City of God (Cidade de Deus)
Who:
Fernando Meirelles (D), Braulio Mantovani (S)
With:
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva
When:
2002
Where:
Brazil
How:
Book, Cinematography, Colour, Fast, Live action, Long, Realities, Script, Language (Portoguese)
Why:
How far from the postcard pictures of Rio de Janeiro is living in the favelas?
What chanches do favela born people have to survive there? Is it possible for them to escape from their own destiny? Is it possibile to stay out the violence in such an environment?
What about an honest guy who dreams to become a journalist and a violent one who dreams to take control of drug dealing in the favela?
Extra:
«Fight and you'll never survive..... Run and you'll never escape.»