Meirelles takes us to a real-life deathtrap and then proceeds to make us feel twice as alive for the time we spend there.
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This review of City of God (2002) was written by Terry Lawson and published by Detroit Free Press on 14 Mar 2003.
City of God has generally received very positive reviews.
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