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City of God / Miramax Films, Fernando Meirelles. Videorecording.

Material type: TextPublication details: Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0788847767
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1997.C586
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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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