City of God (2002)
(Cidade de Deus)
Country: BRA/GER/FR
Technical: col/scope 130m
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen
Synopsis:
From the sixties to the seventies youngsters from the poor estates of Rio de Janeiro are caught in a vicious cycle of petty crime, drugdealing and murder. The career of one notorious gangleader and his Scarface-like comeuppance are told by a survivor-turned-photographer.
Review:
From the start this is kinetic cinema at its most impudent and energetic, harnassing recent tendencies in pop promo or advertising fields for feature film application. It confirms the re-emergence of Latin American cinema as one of the most vital and vibrant operating worldwide. The ironic tale of boys from the 'hood has been told a thousand times before, but rarely have we seen children wave and use firearms quite so freely that very quickly we take the fact for granted, and are then challenged for our complacency.
(Cidade de Deus)
Country: BRA/GER/FR
Technical: col/scope 130m
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen
Synopsis:
From the sixties to the seventies youngsters from the poor estates of Rio de Janeiro are caught in a vicious cycle of petty crime, drugdealing and murder. The career of one notorious gangleader and his Scarface-like comeuppance are told by a survivor-turned-photographer.
Review:
From the start this is kinetic cinema at its most impudent and energetic, harnassing recent tendencies in pop promo or advertising fields for feature film application. It confirms the re-emergence of Latin American cinema as one of the most vital and vibrant operating worldwide. The ironic tale of boys from the 'hood has been told a thousand times before, but rarely have we seen children wave and use firearms quite so freely that very quickly we take the fact for granted, and are then challenged for our complacency.
(Cidade de Deus)
Country: BRA/GER/FR
Technical: col/scope 130m
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen
Synopsis:
From the sixties to the seventies youngsters from the poor estates of Rio de Janeiro are caught in a vicious cycle of petty crime, drugdealing and murder. The career of one notorious gangleader and his Scarface-like comeuppance are told by a survivor-turned-photographer.
Review:
From the start this is kinetic cinema at its most impudent and energetic, harnassing recent tendencies in pop promo or advertising fields for feature film application. It confirms the re-emergence of Latin American cinema as one of the most vital and vibrant operating worldwide. The ironic tale of boys from the 'hood has been told a thousand times before, but rarely have we seen children wave and use firearms quite so freely that very quickly we take the fact for granted, and are then challenged for our complacency.