Movie 2002

City of God

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“One for your next movie night: discover the story behind the poster and make your own case for it in the conversation.”

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Synopsis

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.

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eimearfitzgerald · 30 Oct 2026, 15:08 UTC

City of God looks promising for our next movie night. Does it get a conversation going afterwards?

aoifereads_98 · 31 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC

Eimear, agreed on keeping the pitch short. I want a reason to try it without knowing every turn.

tadhgreads · 30 Oct 2026, 19:08 UTC

City of God is one I am weighing up. The description has me curious. I would rather know the mood than the whole plot.

ciannolan · 31 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC

Tadhg, would be nice to come back to this thread once a few more people have given it a go.

darragh_quinn · 30 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC

For anyone considering City of God: I would like to see this in the six with a few very different choices around it.