The movie
The main topic of this episode
Show notes
This week on New Release … lil’ runts Derrick and Drew traverse the violent underbelly of Rio de Janeiro. City of God captures the extreme highs and extreme lows of life in the favela. We follow The Tender Trio, Rocket, Carrot, Benny, Li’l Dice, Knockout Ned, and dozens more characters playing the shitty hands they were dealt as best they can. Their stories are told with so much energy and verve and life that it hurts even more when tragedy inevitably brings things to a standstill. How did this low budget Brazilian movie with inexperienced actors become an international hit? A...
More episodes about City of God
