Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
25 - Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Cast
Buscapé (Rocket), as a boy, played by Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé (Rocket), as a man, played by Luis Otávio
Zé Pequeno (Li’l Zé), played by Leandro Fermino da Hora
Dadinho (Li’l Dice), played by Douglas Silva
Bené (Benny), as a child, played by Michel de Souza
Bené (Benny), as a man, played by Phellipe Haagensen
Cabeleira (Shaggy), played by Jonathan Haagensen
Mané Galinha (Goose), played by Seu Jorge
Barbatinho, as a boy, played by Emerson Gomes
Barbatinho, as a man, played by Edson Oliveira
Cabecão (Knockout Ned), played by Mauricio Marques
Sandro Cenoura (Carrot), played by Matheus Nachtergaele
Tio Sam (Uncle Sam), played by Charles Parventi
Thiago, played by Daniel Zettel
Angélica, played by Alice Braga
Crew
Producers: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Maurico Andrade Ramos
Co-producers: Hank Levine, Daniel Filho, Marc Beauchamps, Vincent Maraval
Executive producers: Walter Salles, Donald K. Ranvaud
Line producers: Bel Berlincx, Elsa Tolomelli
Original Music: Antonio Pinto, Ed Côrtes
Art Director: Tulé Peake
Editor: Daniel Rezende
Cinematographer: Cesar Charlone
Scriptwriter: Braulo Mantovani
Co-director: Katia Lund
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Awards
Winner, Gran Coral, Best Fiction Film, New Latin American Film Festival, Havana, 2002
Official Selection, International Film Festival, Cannes, 2002
Winner, BAFTA Award, Best Editing, 2003
Nominee, BAFTA, 2003, Best Film not in the English Language
Official nominee on behalf of Brazil, Oscar, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood
Plot
The establishing shots of the film place us within the slums of Cidade de Deus (City of God) in Rio de Janeiro. A chicken is being prepared for a street barbecue, and the other chicken escapes. The gang members go in pursuit of the chicken, until they meet Rocket; Li’l Zé (formerly Li’l Dice), the gang leader, asks him to catch the chicken. Rocket, the photographer, is then caught between the gang and the police. The camera swivels back to Rocket’s childhood and tells his story, starting with his childhood in the ‘favela’ City of God. His older brother, Goose, and his two friends, Chipper and Shaggy, rob a truck. Li’l Dice, a young boy, tells them to rob a brothel, which they do, while Li’l Dice keeps watch. While Chipper, Goose and Shaggy simply steal, Li’l Dice (as we find out later) goes in and shoots all the customers. The police hunt them down. but Shaggy hides with Berenice, his girlfriend, and Goose starts selling fish.
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- A Companion to Latin American Film , pp. 203 - 210Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2004