TY  - BOOK
TI  - City of God
SN  - 0788847767
AV  - PN1997.C586 
PY  - 2003///
CY  -  Burbank, CA
PB  - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
KW  - Lins, Paulo
KW  - 1958-
KW  - Film adaptations.
KW  - Young men
KW  - Drama.
N1  - 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
N2  -  	
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
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