Jul 8th   
City of God**        
(Brazil/Fra/Ger/US 2002)         
O2 Films/Hank Levine Film/Globofilmes/Studio Canal/Wild Bunch. 130m. ws

In the slums of Rio de Janeiero, a young boy grows up among drug-fuelled young hoodlums, and photographs the oncoming gang war.
Stylishly brutal but compelling crime drama, in some ways a Mean Streets for Brazilian ghetto survivors, also based on true events. When released in cinemas, the English subtitles had the good sense to be displayed at the top of the screen, to keep focus on the action.

Written by: Braulia Montavani, from the novel by Paulo Lins.
Producers: Andrea Barato Ribeiro.
Director: Fernando Meirelles.
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Seu Jorge, Renato de Souza, Alice Braga, Phellipe Haagensen, Mattheu Nachtergaele.
Photography: Cesar Cgarlone. 
Music: Antonio Pinto, Ed Cortes.
Editing: Daniel Rezende.