Guest Clarisa Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 For anyone who has not seen this indie film you need to go out rent/buy it and see it. It's a brazilian movie that portrays the slums and criminal activity in Rio de Janeiro. It's off the bomb!!!! Very detailed and grusome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antonio Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Its a really sick movie.............. it portrays how shit goes down over at the Rio de Janeiro projects (favelas).Get off your asses and go rent it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Clarisa did you buy this movie or did you rent it. Because I would like to see it. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest durrtylexx Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 great flick...fucking wicked violence....its based on a true story.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clarisa Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Clarisa did you buy this movie or did you rent it. Because I would like to see it. ;DIdidn't do neither... I saw it at my friends house during the hurricane holiday. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I forgot all about this..So it's worth seeing huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clarisa Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I forgot all about this..So it's worth seeing huh? Read the thread again and you'll get the answer ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 I forgot all about this..So it's worth seeing huh? Read the thread again and you'll get the answer ;DI read it the first time ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dino Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Rented it about a month ago.....good movie. The most disturbing aspect is the age of most the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 Rented it about a month ago.....good movie. The most disturbing aspect is the age of most the kids. thats why it carries such a powerful message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest durrtylexx Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love, he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Ciudad de Deus as gang leader Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino da Hora) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Rocket shoots all of this action with his weapon of choice, a camera.Director Fernando Meirelles combines visual flashiness with dark history in telling the story of three decades of unrest in underground Rio de Janiero. Technically flawless, the Brazilian film uses a rapid-cutting style to flash back and forth in time. Cinematographer Cesar Charlone shoots with an overexposed glow in a film that may seem numb to violence, but reveres photography. Director Meirelles was assisted by Katia Lund, a filmmaker who had previously shot in the Rio ghettos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESjunkie Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 amazing film. i have it on DVD. one of the most compelling ive seen in awhile. makes you appreciate the way of life we have here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bcnjunkie Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 loved this flick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest endymion Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 I just added it to my Netflix queue, thanks for the suggestion!Anybody know of any other good ones from Brazil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Carandu (i think thats how it is spelled) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest endymion Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Man you guys were right, thanks for pointing this out. I have this out from Netflix now and wow. The documentary feature on the DVD is pretty interesting too. There is an interview with a cop where he's just totally casual about going "Yeah, it's armed oppression, deal with it..." Real interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest klit Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Tech shocking the first time you saw this movie to see lil dice huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 I went and bought this becuz it was never available at Blockbuster. I haven't watched it yet. Still trying to find the right time to be in the right frame of mind for this one and for the baby to be asleep...when I'm not....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest durrtylexx Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 I went and bought this becuz it was never available at Blockbuster. I haven't watched it yet. Still trying to find the right time to be in the right frame of mind for this one and for the baby to be asleep...when I'm not....LOLdude, its a sick flick..you'll be shocked.. Enjoy ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddg Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 just bought it the other day.....but havent had time to watch it yet..... :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddg Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 watched it last night..... :o :o :o simply amazing flick.....very disturbing, gritty....would def recommend it to anyone who hasnt seen it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 one of my personal fav films of the year. very disturbing but effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Loved it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swirlundergrounder Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 I just finished watching it. What an insane movie! It seems so real, almost as if you were right there. It's a nice story as well...Well from Rocket's stand point at least.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juniper Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 some of the interviews at the end were the real people the charactors were based, innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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