02159nam a2200241 4500 AUA.1 20180905154226.0 180905b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0788847767 JTL PN1997.C586 City of God / Miramax Films, Fernando Meirelles. Videorecording. Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003. 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Based on a true story. Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins. Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.). Chasing the chicken -- In the city of God -- Motel job -- See no evil -- Shorty suspects -- Buried alive -- Seventies -- Apartment -- L'il Zé -- Local drug trade -- Bené's new 'do' -- Runts -- Hand or foot -- Knockout Ned -- Goodnight sweet prince -- Killing spree -- Ned goes over -- Rampage -- Rocket -- Take my picture -- Front page -- Guns like candy -- Bloodbath -- Rocket sees all -- End credits. Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out Lins, Paulo, 1958- Film adaptations. Lins, Paulo, 1958- Young men Drama. lcc AV 21047 21047 0 0 lcc 0 0 AV AUA.1 AUA.1 AV 2018-09-05 Donation, Dr D. Baker 10.00 DVD114 DVD114 2018-09-05 00:00:00 10.00 2018-09-05 AV