This acclaimed film, codirected by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, tells the story of two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro who take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. The screenplay was adapted from a best-selling novel by Paulo Lins, who himself grew up in Cidade de Deus.
Rated R, 130 minutes, 2002
Admission is free and open to the public.