FILM // Now Showing: City of God (Cidade de Deus)

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood. José "Zé" Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer who uses Rocket and his photos as a way to increase his fame as a turf war erupts with his rival "Knockout Ned". Presented in Portuguese with English subtitles. Rated R. Estimated runtime: 130 min. Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.