City of God, a worldwide acclaimed story of crime, screens in Los Angeles during August
Film
The City of God by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.
The New Beverly Cinema (7165 Beverly Boulevard, Angeles, CA 90036)/
Brain Dead Studios (611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
August 13-30, 2024
“In the heart of the slums, survival is the ultimate crime”. City of God will be shown at the New Beverly Cinema, on August 13-14-15, and at Braindead Studios, on August 30.
The streets of the world’s most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro’s “City of God” are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye, the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out. DCP (Braindead)/35mm (New Beverly), 2002, Brazil/France, Crime/Drama,130 minutes, in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.
Written by: Bráulio Mantovani.
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen.
To get tickets for the double feature of City of God and Fresh at the New Beverly Cinema on August 13-14-15, please click here.
To get tickets for the screening of City of God at Braindead Studios on August 30, please click here.