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Seen City of God a long time ago and thought is was really good. Did you know there is a follow up documentary about this movie Called "City of God – 10 Years Later"? Is it now on my to mental to watch list.
Machuca Machuca (2004) - I will be watching this one likely in the next week.
The other's I have to find online as I could not get them though my usually 1st step source.
Thanks for sharing !
Please let us all know what you think of the films you end up watching.
The follow up to City of God is also worth watching, I checked it out on Netflix recently.
That is the one that came to my mind first as well.
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Honestly I grew up around a lot of Latin American people in Toronto Canada and I seriously have NEVER meet anyone who is visible Black from Latin American where I am from and we have lots of Colombian people in Toronto. Honestly it makes me sort of wonder what is up with that? I also go to a lot of Latin American Event in Toronto and there never seems to be much representation which I find odd, with the expectation of Brazilians. I see a bit more diversity at Brazilian events in my city. When I go to the US I do see more Afro Latin American representation... not so much in my city which I find strange. Wonder why? The impression I got from the Latina American friends I have had in Toronto always suggested that there were no significant Afro Latina American population? Most of these people were from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, Mexico and Costa Rica. They all seemed pretty oblivious to the existence of people from their own countries of origin (based on their interactions with my friends and family members from the Caribbean that visible look more like they are of Afro-Caribbean descent)? Sorry hugely got side tracked with that... if you know the name of the movie I might be taking about please share !
As someone who also lived in TO and around a few Latin Americans I can say that Afro-Latino culture is not as well represented in Toronto as it is in other parts of the world. I find that both Canadians and Americans have difficulty understanding the separation between race and nationality. Alot of people still dont understand that you can be black and Latin American at the same time. Its strange to me.
Have you watched the "Black in Latin America" series from Henry Louis Gates? If not you should check it out.
City of God is probably best movie made from latin America, if not best definitely top 3. BTW for fans of the movie there was also a series which although not exactly like the movie had similar themes and some of the same actors and it was called City of Men. The series had a more lighthearted feel to it though. Worth checking out as well. I'd give Amores Perros an honorable mention as well.
By far, my absolute favourite Latin American movie is Motorcycle Diaries. Have watched it at least a dozen times. Imagine, it's a Latin American movie which has nothing to do with violence, guns, drugs, where no one gets shot or killed, yet somehow manages to leave the viewer with something to ponder and think about. That aside, the movie does much remind me of the opposing personalities between my lifelong friend and I.
I really enjoyed this movie. I owned it until I lent to someone ... who never returned it ! What I like about it is that it actually told a story about what got him to the point where he ended. To me at least it builds up to explaining/ suggesting why someone would decide to go that route ex. to fight for change vs. continue to be more passive.
Elite Squad 2 is the most popular brazilian movie.
Do you like comedies?
Brazil does a lot. Actualy most brazilian movies are comedies. Many of them I didn't watched yet.
Some that I did and liked
A Mulher InvisÃvel
Se eu fosse você 1 and 2
Although this formula is quite old in Hollywood (their spirits trade bodies), this brazilian version is very cool!
Homens são de Marte
O Auto da Compadecida
Viva Voz
De Pernas para o Ar 2 (I didn't like the first)
It is freezing cold and we are getting less day light hours so I might want to lighten up the content of what I am watching so I do not end up tramalized. It's better to laugh then cry right? I might try to check some of these out ( so I do not get depressed after watching all that heavy stuff lol).
Please let us all know what you think of the films you end up watching.
The follow up to City of God is also worth watching, I checked it out on Netflix recently.
I will !
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I liked this one too ....
! What I like about it is that it actually told a story about what got him to the point where he ended. To me at least it builds up to explaining/ suggesting why someone would decide to go that route ex. to fight for change vs. continue to be more passive.
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