City of God

City of God2002

R Film · Drama, Crime · 129 min · Aug 30, 2002 Golden Frog2003 +6 Awards: wins 1, nominations 6
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If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

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Marjorie Baumgarten · Austin Chronicle 100.00/100.00

A marvelous achievement that refuses to avert its gaze from the poetry and the insane savagery of the hopeless.

砚小朵™ 4.00/5.00

我现在看啥都是鸡汤。在这种荒诞、粗砺的虎狼之地中过活，结果活的生机勃勃自得其乐，旺盛的生命力，天生的钝感力，皮糙肉厚，从不忧郁。

Lawrence Toppman · Charlotte Observer 100.00/100.00

One of the most uncompromisingly bleak films I've ever seen.

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