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020 _a0788847767
040 _cJTL
050 _aPN1997.C586
245 _aCity of God /
_cMiramax Films, Fernando Meirelles.
_hVideorecording.
260 _a Burbank, CA :
_bBuena Vista Home Entertainment,
_c2003.
300 _a1 videodisc (130 min.) :
_bsound, color ;
_c4 3/4 in.
500 _aBased on a true story.
500 _aDo romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins. Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.).
505 _a 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.
520 _a 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
650 _aLins, Paulo,
_v1958-
_xFilm adaptations.
650 _aLins, Paulo,
_x1958-
650 _aYoung men
_xDrama.
942 _2lcc
_cAV
999 _c21047
_d21047