I'd give this movie an 11 if I could

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2003)

The editing, the story, the screenplay, the music...It's all pure brilliance. From the opening scene I was sucked in and I couldnt wait until I could see the finish at the end of the movie. Until then though, there is a terrific story about growing up in 3rd world slums.
I also find it amazing that no one in the movie was a real actor. The children, the drug lords, and the regular people were all common people and they were all very convincing. Even the small children, including the little one that gets shot in the foot, and the big one that leads the Runts were pure hoodlums.
This movie leaves you feeling dirty, as if youve been in the slums yourself. It's immersiveness comes from the mood that the camera lighting and editing provides.