Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
City of God - EPIC SUMMER
Through the eyes of an aspiring photographer, decades of violence unfold in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious neighbourhoods.
In the Cidade de Deus neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, several young people grow up surrounded by poverty, crime and gang violence. The shy Buscapé dreams of becoming a photographer and witnesses firsthand how his community falls under the influence of rival gangs. As violence increasingly shapes everyday life, he struggles to create a future of his own.
In de wijk Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro groeien verschillende jongeren op te midden van armoede, criminaliteit en bendegeweld. De verlegen Buscapé droomt van een carrière als fotograaf en ziet van dichtbij hoe zijn omgeving in de greep raakt van rivaliserende gangs. Terwijl geweld steeds meer levens bepaalt, probeert hij zijn eigen toekomst vorm te geven.
EPIC SUMMER
Cancel your summer plans. This July and August, we’ll be fighting cyclopes, encountering space monkeys, defending our father’s honor and surfing the Vietnam war. Following the release of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, we have gathered 25 titles that show epic cinema in all shapes and sizes. Saddle up your tractor, space ship or trojan horse and ease on down the yellow brick road with us through a summer program full of cinematic odysseys. Click here for the full program.