One of the most action-packed thrilling films based on a true story

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2019)

Cidade de Deus or City of God is a film from 2002 based on the true story following a photographer's life story. This film is packed with action and some breath-taking acts of violence. I wouldn't recommend watching this film if you are squeamish especially because this is not like a regular action movie that has fighting scenes,this movie is full of murders in cold blood. The movie shows the formation of a gang by a group of kids who lived in the slums of brazil in a town named city of god which is not suit for it as there was nothing godly about it. When the story begins it follows Rocket and his brothers' gang as they started with minor crimes such as theft, but they had one rule, no murder. This soon changed when they went to rob everyone at a motel. Later in the movie you see how the evil nature of the youngest of the group comes out in this scene. This scene shows how even a kid can become evil in a matter of seconds when given the power. He later becomes one of the biggest Hoods (gangsters) in the city of god by working his way up to become the most powerful man alongside his best friend who was with him from the beginning. This movie is filled with mise-en-scene such as all the scenes of violence drugs and guns. This added to the movie by showing the audience the true status of this new city and how guns and drugs brought violence and death into their town. This is a good example of a realism film because it is all based on the actual events from the 60s. This movie is absolutely worth your time not only for entertainment purposes but also so that you can educate yourself about other parts of the world outside of the united states and it allows you to learn the history of one of the most violent places on earth and you see how it came to be and how it only takes a few people to create a full out war in a town that was meant to be a place of peace and new beginnings.