Tag: Neglect

  • CIDADE DE DEUS aka CITY OF GOD

    CIDADE DE DEUS aka CITY OF GOD

    “City of God” (Cidade de Deus, 2002) is a powerful and raw crime drama directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. The film is based on the 1997 novel by Paulo Lins and offers a gritty, unflinching look at life in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slums, the City of God,…

  • KES

    KES

    “Kes” is a poignant 1969 drama directed by Ken Loach. It is adapted from Barry Hines’s novel A Kestrel for a Knave. The film is set in a working-class community in Yorkshire and follows the life of Billy Casper (David Bradley), a troubled and neglected 15-year-old boy who struggles to find his place in the…