Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes...
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 74 wins & 50 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The living conditions it projects are as horrendous as I had feared, but the movie is surprisingly easy to take as a rollicking homicidal entertainment.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
11 Mar 2004
fresh:
Difficult to watch but hard to look away from.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
19 May 2004
fresh:
The performances, many from non-pros, are terrific.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
City of God delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence that draws kids into a life of crime, brutality and murder as the only avenue open to them.
– David Rooney,
Variety,
17 Jun 2009
rotten:
I came away from this film impressed by its narrative control but unmoved by anything it had to say.