City Of God

[res0nat0r]

Re: City Of God

saw this about a year ago, must agree this is a great flick.

[M?M]

Re: City Of God

if u liked this one you must watch carandiru

[picklemonkey]

Re: City Of God

^another good one

[picklemonkey]

Re: City Of God

I just watched the Special Feature on this DVD called "News From a Personal War"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296108/

Anybody who has this DVD needs to pull it out and watch the special feature. It's a 1-hour long documentary about the violence between the favela drug dealers and the Rio police force. The Rio Chief of Police speaks for quite a bit and says some crazy shit

Hélio Luz (Chief of Police): I'll say it myself. The police are corrupt. The institution was designed to be violent and corrupt. And the people think that's odd. Why do I say it was designed this way? Because it was created to protect the State and the elite. I practice law enforcement to protect and serve the status quo; no beating around the bush. It keeps the favela [slum] under control. How do you keep two million people under control; people who make R$112 (USD$61) a month, when they make any? How do you keep the underprivileged under control and calm?

interviewer: With repression?

Hélio Luz: Of course! How else would it be?

[Clodius]

Re: City Of God

really great movie, check out Tsotsi as well if you liked this.