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Brand Name: Black DVD's4U
Item#/SKU: CoG
Like cinematic dynamite, City of God lights a fuse under its squalid Brazilian ghetto, and we're a captive audience to its violent explosion. The titular favela is home to a seething army of impoverished children who grow, over the film's ambitious 20-year timeframe, into cutthroat killers, drug lords, and feral survivors. In the vortex of this maelstrom is L'il Z (Leandro Firmino da Hora--like most of the cast, a nonprofessional actor), self-appointed king of the dealers, determined to eliminate all competition at the expense of his corrupted soul. With enough visual vitality and provocative substance to spark heated debate (and box-office gold) in Brazil, codirectors Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund tackle their subject head on, creating a portrait of youthful anarchy so appalling--and so authentically immediate--that City of God prompted reforms in socioeconomic policy. It's a bracing feat of stylistic audacity, borrowing from a dozen other films to form its own unique identity.
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
Format: Color
Rated: R
Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Miramax Films
DVD Release Date: June 8, 2004
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