City of God Page #5

Synopsis: Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund (co-director)
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 66 wins & 38 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.6
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
2002
130 min
Website
5,904 Views


From Hairy.|You are gonna need it.

Robbery after robbery|the Kid grew big.

When he was 18 he was the| most respected gangster in the City.

One of the most| dangerous robbers in Rio.

Happy birthday, Kid.|Glad you turned 18.

Beat it!

- Just a beer!|- Didn't you see me, a**hole?

Next time I will kill you,|you prick!

Kid was ready for anything!

And couldn't wait.

Who's the wealthiest here?

Lots.|Jerry Andriani...

golden necklace, luxurious clothes.

- Perriera and the chick.|- My brother took her.

Look at the race.

Here is Blackie.|Full of gold.

Redhead. Nice wheels!|All of the dealers.

- All of them wealthy.|- Robberies are sh*t...

the big money is in drug dealing.

- Especially coke.|- Needs capital, though.

We will kill them|and take over.

- When do we start?|- Now!

The light of Satan|brought you here!

Why do you live in the City of God|that God has forgotten?

I know what you want.|You want power.

I have something that will give|you the power you're looking for...

that will change your fate.|I give you my amulet.

Just do not f***|while you wear it...

because you will die!

The kid will no longer be Kid|but Ze.

Little Ze grew up.

If you help me|I will help you.

In this way Kid became Ze|and started the killings.

One morning,|he took over Andriani's gang...

By nighttime, he ruled|all the ghetto gangs.

He did not harm Redhead|since he was Bennie's friend.

Only the hideout was left.|but it was an easy job.

Who is it?

F*** off, Kid. Why are you|barging into my hideout?

Since when is it your hideout?

Anything wrong Kid?

I am not Kid.|My name is Ze!

- You're dead, bastard!|- No, he understands.

It's all yours. I want nothing.|I don't want trouble.

I had to take vengeance|for my brother's death.

You are gonna live,|but you will work for us.

Easy to say.

- Where are you going?|- He's clean, Ze.

- What is your name?|- Rocket

Naive's brother.|Dead Naive's brother.

Go and tell everyone|that Ze is now in charge.

We are selling coke.|Got it?

Drug dealing is a job, too.

The supplier brings the merchandise|which is packed.

It's a supply chain.

Pot is wrapped.

coke is packed in 10s or 100s.

You can have a career as a drug dealer.

The kids start as messengers.

Then they do lookouts.

If the cops come|they all vanish.

Then you become a dealer.

In hard times|the dealer vanishes.

Growing up,|you become captain.

And if you are good at|maths, you become a manager.

Boss's right hand.

The cops get their cut|and stay out of it.

When Ze came,|all the rivalry stopped in the City.

You could go there.

Bohemian people bought|their dope safely.

Lots of people became addicts|and Ze became rich.

- Which one should I wear?|- This is cool.

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Bráulio Mantovani

Bráulio Mantovani (born July 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian screenwriter and author. Graduating in Portuguese Language and Literature from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his career writing professionally for theatre groups in 1987. In the early 1990s, he moved to New York City where he worked as camera operator and assistant director for Zbigniew Rybczyński. Back in Brazil, he wrote the script for the short film Palace II, directed by Fernando Meirelles in 2001. On the next year, the partnership extended to City of God, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. more…

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