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In the deadliest neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, you either pick up a weapon or you find a way out. Rocket chose the camera. Discover the incredible true story of survival in City of God.

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00:00Imagine being a teenager with a camera caught between a ruthless cartel and heavily armed police.
00:04In the climax of City of God, a young photographer named Rocket captures the ultimate crime.
00:07He takes pictures of corrupt cops taking a massive bribe to let a psychotic cartel boss walk free.
00:12But minutes later, that same cartel boss is ambushed and brutally gunned down by an army of violent children.
00:18Rocket has pictures of both.
00:19He makes the smart choice.
00:20He chooses to publish the dead boss to get a job, knowing that exposing the cops would mean a guaranteed
00:25death sentence.
00:26Full breakdown on Epic Lens.
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