2002’s Cidade de Deus (City of God) follows the adolescent years of a boy named Buscapé growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The housing project in which he lives, Cidade de Deus is known for being one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.
The time frame of the film ranges from the 1960’s to the early 1980’s and shows the progression of the increasing violence of the neighborhood throughout these years. As young Buscapé is born into this neighborhood, he is forced to deal with the many challenges Cidade de Deus has exposed him to including severe gang violence, poverty, and drugs. However, Buscapé’s talent and passion for photography provides him with a chance to detach himself from a destructive future he sees many of the adolescence around him living out.
Sonya Aziz-Zaman
Film Club Co-President
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