City of God /
City of God / Videorecording.
Miramax Films, Fernando Meirelles.
- Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.
- 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on a true story. Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins.
Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.).
Chasing the chicken --
In the city of God --
Motel job --
See no evil --
Shorty suspects --
Buried alive --
Seventies --
Apartment --
L'il Zé --
Local drug trade --
Bené's new 'do' --
Runts --
Hand or foot --
Knockout Ned --
Goodnight sweet prince --
Killing spree --
Ned goes over --
Rampage --
Rocket --
Take my picture --
Front page --
Guns like candy --
Bloodbath --
Rocket sees all --
End credits.
Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out
0788847767
Lins, Paulo,--Film adaptations. --1958-
Lins, Paulo,--1958-
Young men --Drama.
PN1997.C586
Based on a true story. Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins.
Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.).
Chasing the chicken --
In the city of God --
Motel job --
See no evil --
Shorty suspects --
Buried alive --
Seventies --
Apartment --
L'il Zé --
Local drug trade --
Bené's new 'do' --
Runts --
Hand or foot --
Knockout Ned --
Goodnight sweet prince --
Killing spree --
Ned goes over --
Rampage --
Rocket --
Take my picture --
Front page --
Guns like candy --
Bloodbath --
Rocket sees all --
End credits.
Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out
0788847767
Lins, Paulo,--Film adaptations. --1958-
Lins, Paulo,--1958-
Young men --Drama.
PN1997.C586