"It's usually quite refreshing to see a foreign film. Foreign actors and filmmakers don't pander to Hollywood like most Americans do. Some of our most well-known (yet horrible) actors just play to Hollywood, and can't do anything else. Most of the actors in this film aren't professional actors. Most were taken from the favelas themselves and told to portray...their own realities. At times raw, this makes for natural, gritty, realistic, human interactions.
The story of gang wars in one of the favelas of Rio is based on a true story, and can be quite dim. However, the possibility of redemption, the possiblity of leaving the favela is always pulsing through the movie, which excites the characters. There were some really great shots in this film, especially the opening sequence and the strobe light sequence in the middle of the movie. I got engrossed in the cinematography and the stories of the characters, which all get weaved together. Everyone in the City of God is connected, and they all get sucked into the world of crime, even little kids. Despite their character and strength, they are unable to fight the need for food and revenge."
—Joav Birjiniuk.
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