Unmasking the Brutal Truth: City of God's Authentic Portrayal of Violence
City of God is a world long forgotten by Rio de Janeiro. In the film, people fleeing from the police say "God bless," and they make the sign of the cross with guns on their chests. Yet, this cannot change the fact: this is a city where God has no time to care. Boys there might witness violence at the age of four or five, start killing, robbing, doing drugs, and dealing drugs at seven or eight, and by nine or ten, they might have their toes shot off by gang leaders for robbing on the wrong turf.
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