Is City of God (Cidade de Deus) right for your family?
Movie 2002 129 min
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.
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Likely present: ViolencePolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional content
The synopsis describes drug-related violence and contrasting life paths in favelas.
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