City of God
Cidade de Deus
(2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
7 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) gets stuck between the police, an escaped chicken, and Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) and his gang.
Duration: 00:03:52
Timestamp: 00:00:24
Contributor: Sid Bell
Hotel Break In
Shaggy (Jonathan Haagensen), Clipper (Jefechander Suplino), and Goose (Renato de Souza) rob occupants of a hotel while Li'l Dice (Douglas Silva) is on lookout for the police.
Duration: 00:03:33
Timestamp: 00:10:55
Contributor: Sid Bell
Li'l Ze's Backstory
Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) begins killing people as a child, and he is given protection in his adulthood in a Candomblé ceremony.
Duration: 00:06:30
Timestamp: 00:39:54
Contributor: Sid Bell
Killing One of the Runts
Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) forces Steak n' Fries (Darlan Cunha) to kill a member of the Runts.
Duration: 00:03:48
Timestamp: 00:59:02
Contributor: Sid Bell
Benny's Farewell
Blacky (Rubens Sabino), in an attempt to kill Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino), kills Benny (Phellipe Haagensen) at his farewell party.
Duration: 00:07:40
Timestamp: 01:12:07
Contributor: Sid Bell
Closing Sequence
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) captures Li'l Ze's (Leandro Firmino) dead body on camera, and his photo lands him an internship at the newspaper. The Runts take over the City of God in light of Li'l Ze's passing.
Duration: 00:05:51
Timestamp: 01:59:41
Contributor: Sid Bell