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City of God

Published
by
Chalupa
on June 11, 2005
in Based on a novel, Based on a true story, Brazil, Crime, Drama, Foreign, Graphic Violence and Multiple story line
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Here’s my first review of a Netflix movie…..
City of God is the story of a photographer in Rio de Janeiro. It starts off, backtracks to his childhood and goes all the way up to the current situation and then ends. This is a story about life in slums in one of the larger cities in one of the larger countries in the world. It shows a bit about what it’s like to live on the streets and be a hoodlum vs. getting a job and trying to be a respectable citizen. This may not be a film for everyone just because of content. It’s nothing too terrible, just life on the streets and gangs running around doing their thing. This is a film that most definitely makes me feel grateful for living where I do, growing up with privileges that many around the world will never get a chance to have. So if you haven’t seen this one go out and rent it.