Rio, I Love You (
2014) | IMDb:
5.2
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to bridge gaps between cultures, educating and entertaining the audience, while celebrating unique and universal expressions of love.
Starring:
Vincent Cassel
,
Fernanda Montenegro
,
Eduardo Sterblitch
,
Basil Hoffman
,
Emily Mortimer
,
Harvey Keitel
Blindness (
2008) | IMDb:
6.5
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Starring:
Julianne Moore
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Alice Braga
,
Yûsuke Iseya
,
Yoshino Kimura
,
Don McKellar
Directed by:
Fernando Meirelles
The Constant Gardener (
2005) | IMDb:
7.4
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
Rachel Weisz
,
Danny Huston
,
Bill Nighy
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Richard McCabe
City of God (
2002) | IMDb:
8.6
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.