City of Violent Children with Weapons

Rating: 8/10 (15 August 2003)

Excellent performances by every person in this movie, that this is based on true story "is almost hard to believe".
Mild Spoilers :
With Hurricane speed the story of Cidade de Deus passes along the screen. It's kinda shocking seeing a 5 year old getting shot and visa versa.
But after a while you get used to it, although i won't recommend this film to the weak hearted!
The gangwar is total chaos, some cool camera work there? i mean throughout the whole 130minutes :-), and Alexandre Rodrigues is there to shoot his "photobullets", which made him the photographer that he is today.
The end of this film reminds me of American Me!!
8/10
Cheers