Rotten
I came away from this film impressed by its narrative control but unmoved by anything it had to say.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
2002 · 2h 9m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Fernando Meirelles
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
City of God delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence that draws kids into a life of crime, brutality and murder as the only avenue open to them.
David Rooney, Variety
Fresh
The performances, many from non-pros, are terrific.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Difficult to watch but hard to look away from.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The living conditions it projects are as horrendous as I had feared, but the movie is surprisingly easy to take as a rollicking homicidal entertainment.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
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