Tuesday 10 November 2009

City of gods

The film City of god was directed by Fernando Meirelles in 2002 and then released on the 3rd of January 2003. the film follows the life of two boys growing up in the slum of Rio De Janeiro in brazil which is a violent neighbour hood. the film focuses on a true story from the 1960's.

the two boys in the film Rocket at li'l Ze lead completely different lifes and futures.
Rocket is the son of a Poor fisherman who's lifes ambitions are to become a succesful photographer who is trapped within the city of violence and the corruption going in within the city as well as watching the city boss as he rises and falls.
The only way for rocket to fulfil his life ambitions is to expose the citys violent back ground to the world through his pictures however this could lead to great consiquences as