City of God
2002Fernando Meirelles129 min
Verdict: Home
- The score does the plotting
- A soundbar covers it
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Genre
Viewing evidence
Technical basis
- A less letterboxed image on a 16:9 screen.