City of God (Cidade de Deus)
Description: Cidade de Deus seems to have a lot of praise on the IMDb boards, and with good reason too. It simply is, in my opinion, one of the best contemporary films ever made.
Based on true events and characters who live in the overlooked and poverty stricken slums in the shadows of Rio de Janiero, where life expectancy doesn't reach the 30's and drug dealers are kings.
The tale of the City of God, and its myriad of characters is told by Rocket, a young man who struggles to make something of his life, other than to wind up another victim of drugs or gang wars.
Not only are the characters in City of God absolutely fascinating, and also very endearing, but also convincingly acted by groups of young and unknown actors. The stoies are well-told, and at times, funny, and at others, brutally shocking.
The cinematic style of the film gives a nod to Tarantino, with some clever time-jumping, freeze-framing, and texts indicating another chapter of the film. In every sense, a bit of a Brazillian "Pulp Fiction" or "Goodfellas", but with its own unique flavour to it.
The City of God is a marvel, and a highly recommended film to watch, but not recommended for the over-sensitive or easily distressed.
Technical details:
-Size: 692 MB (726,579,200 bytes)
-Video size: 592x320
-Audio: 48000hz, 16bps, 2ch
-Length: 2:04:07
-Bitrate: 780kbps
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Subtitle file included!
Note: This is a Brazilian movie, and as such, it is subtitled in English. Please don't let this discourage you from watching this great movie! In fact, it was even nominated 4 times for the Oscars, received 48 other prizes and 21 nominations.
To facilitate the lives of those who've never used subtitles, I've also uploaded the program necessary to render the subtitles. All you have to do is download it, install it, and then make sure the subtitle file (.SRT) is in the same directory as the movie file and has the same name.
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