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“Far from glorying in violence, Meirelles shows us its consequences”: City of God reviewed in 2003
As Fernando Meirelles’ City of God returns to cinemas for its 21st anniversary, we look back at Paul Julian Smith’s original rave review of the film, published in the January 2003 issue of Sight and Sound.
By Paul Julian Smith
“Far from glorying in violence, Meirelles shows us its consequences”: City of God reviewed in 2003