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City Of God

50 durable postsStarted 2005-03-17Latest 2007-12-26

#668065Post 41 of 502006-07-11

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did you guys know Knockout Ned is a singer that achieved Album of the Year in 1999 in Brazil?

[url]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1179580/[/url]

#668233Post 42 of 502006-07-11

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^yep, he was in the life aquatic with steve zissou too, covered a bunch of bowie songs in portuguese

#668363Post 43 of 502006-07-11

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I watched that last night. that's how I made the connection and realized he was a singer

#668382Post 44 of 502006-07-11

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ah haha

#668425Post 45 of 502006-07-11

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Yes, "City of God" is an incredible movie. In New York City, it played in theatres for over a year, despite it's release on DVD.

Another great film, about kids surviving in a diificult environment is a film from Iraq called "Turtles Can Fly". Find it & watch it, & I promise you will never forget it.

#668595Post 46 of 502006-07-12

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saw this about a year ago, must agree this is a great flick.

#668942Post 47 of 502006-07-13

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if u liked this one you must watch carandiru

#668947Post 48 of 502006-07-13

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^another good one

#951633Post 49 of 502007-12-19

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I just watched the Special Feature on this DVD called "News From a Personal War" :shock:

[url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296108/[/url]

Anybody who has this DVD needs to pull it out and watch the special feature. It's a 1-hour long documentary about the violence between the favela drug dealers and the Rio police force. The Rio Chief of Police speaks for quite a bit and says some crazy shit

Hélio Luz (Chief of Police): I'll say it myself. The police are corrupt. The institution was designed to be violent and corrupt. And the people think that's odd. Why do I say it was designed this way? Because it was created to protect the State and the elite. I practice law enforcement to protect and serve the status quo; no beating around the bush. It keeps the favela [slum] under control. How do you keep two million people under control; people who make R$112 (USD$61) a month, when they make any? How do you keep the underprivileged under control and calm?

interviewer: With repression?

Hélio Luz: Of course! How else would it be?

:shock:

#953052Post 50 of 502007-12-26

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really great movie, check out Tsotsi as well if you liked this.