Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's-
-became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of
many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of
a singular narrator: Busca-Pé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw,
but also too smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent
environment. The odds are all against him. But Busca-Pé soon discovers that he can see
reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of
view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Busca-Pé is not the real protagonist of the film--only
the narrator--he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of
events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also
through Busca-Pé's perspective of life that one can ...(more)
Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's-
-became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of
many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of
a singular narrator: Busca-Pé, a poor black youth too frail and scared to become an outlaw,
but also too smart to be content with underpaid, menial jobs. He grows up in a very violent
environment. The odds are all against him. But Busca-Pé soon discovers that he can see
reality differently than others. His redemption is that he's been given an artist's point of
view as a keen-eyed photographer. As Busca-Pé is not the real protagonist of the film--only
the narrator--he is not the one who makes the decisions that will determine the sequence of
events. Nevertheless, not only his life is attached to what happens in the story, but it is also
through Busca-Pé's perspective of life that one can understand the complicated layers and
humanity of a world, apparently condemned to endless violence. (less)
