City of God.

#1

anybody see this flick???

really fucking good...

it's about the drug trade/police corruption/hoodlums in the slums of Rio de Janeiro...

rent this shit if you havent seen it!!

http://www.miramax.com/cityofgod/

#2

Oh man, I own it, I use it to help me with my learning the language...It is a great movie man...Really sad, but awesome to see and learn...Highly recommended from this way as well...

#3

\"Great Movies, Quick Recommendations\" for Nov. 24, 2004

If ya want, peep "Radio Favela", which basically deals with the first independent radio station, transmitting out of the Belo Horizonte ghetto in Brasil:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327205/
"Radio Favela - Oma Onda No Ar" (Something in the Air), Helv†™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬ ¢¢¬¢ž¢†™¢¢¬…¡¢‚¬Å¡‚©cio Ratton, Brazil, 2002 92 min., Subtitled

QUOTEThis movie is inspired by the true story of a community radio station formed in the 1980s. Jorge and his friends have an opinion on every issue affecting the slum they live in, especially when it comes to racism in Brazil. They created \"Radio Favela\" to serve as the voice for the people. While playing the sounds of Brazilian hip-hop, soul and funk, they also mix in criticism of the government, reports of people in need and police alerts. However, their social sound bites are not pleasing to everyone's ear and an illegal set-up could silence their revolutionary voice.

nowhere near as violent as C D D, but I think it's worth a look.

#4

Ever heard "Carandiru" ? Its a brazilian prison. Theres a movie(selftitled) that tells the story(why they were arrested) of some prisioners and the story of a rebelion, that ended tragically

http://www.sonyclassics.com/carandiru/

#5

Carandiru = :pale: and ALOt of man :luv: