DVD Reviews
City of God
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- Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues
- Details: Brazil / 135 mins / (18).
Gang warfare on the back streets of Rio De Janeiro, as told through the eyes of photographer Sandro (Nachtergaele). Bloody, epic, vicious, realistic - City of God has attracted comparisons with Goodfellas. Director Meirelles employs a cast of mostly untried amateurs to devastating effect.
Review by Declan Burke
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