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City of God DVD

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Release Date: 6/8/2004
Original Release: 2003
Format: DVD
Length: 130 minutes
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: sexual content, language, violence, drug use content
UPC: 786936223897
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Directed by:

Katia Lund, Fernando Meirelles

Featuring:

Gera Camilo, Graziela Moretto, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Karina Falcao, Roberta Rodriguez Silvia, Renato de Souza, Alexandre Rodrigues, Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele

Categories:

Foreign Films, Coming Of Age, Live-Action, Recommended, Big City, Theatrical Release, Drug Dealers, Friendships, 1980s, 1960s, Photographers, Essential Cinema

	Description

	Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love, he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Ciudad de Deus as gang leader Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino da Hora) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Rocket shoots all of this action with his weapon of choice, a camera. Director Fernando Meirelles combines visual flashiness with dark history in telling the story of three decades of unrest in underground Rio de Janiero. Technically flawless, the Brazilian film uses a rapid-cutting style to flash back and forth in time. Cinematographer Cesar Charlone shoots with an overexposed glow in a film that may seem numb to violence, but reveres photography. Director Meirelles was assisted by Katia Lund, a filmmaker who had previously shot in the Rio ghettos.

	DVD Features

	Region 1 Keep Case Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - Portuguese

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	Awards

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	Technical Specifications

	Closed Captioned Color - Color

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Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 4 (view all)

Posted on March 17, 2009

Reviewed by: Chris

There is nothing I can say about 'City of God' that hasnt been said about it before, it's just such a marvelous, yet brutal film, showing us the harsh realites of growing up in Brazil. Not just...
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Posted on October 27, 2007

Reviewed by: Jarrod

'City of God' is a depressing, visceral experience, one of the best crime drams ever made, an unflattering look at slum life in Brazil, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. This is not organized crime...
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Posted on February 16, 2007

Reviewed by: Ezra

This and Kill Bill were the two most ass-kickingly ultra violent films of 2003, but in this one, the violence is not fun or stylized. The true story of gang warfare in 1970s Brazil, this is an...
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