City of Gods revisited; The makers of the famous Brazilian epic tell another side of the a 'boys to men' story, writes Josh Getlin.(Life)

From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: May 11, 2008 | Copyright information

As City of Men opens, a posse of heavily armed gang members strolls down to the beach on a steamy summer day in Rio de Janeiro. Gun-toting bodyguards keep watch from the cliffs and rooftops above, and there's an ugly hint of violence in the air. But then the focus shifts: two teenage boys, one of them a father with a toddler in tow, follow the gang to the shore. They casually leave the scene - forgetting the little boy with a pacifier in the surf. Later, when they realise their mis...

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