The movie impresses with its gritty and realistic portrayal of the favelas, whose children face an uphill struggle to stay alive on the dangerous streets.

One of the most popular film genres is without doubt the gangster flick , despite the graphic depictions of violence many contain.

Some of the greatest gangster movies include Brain de Palma's Scar Face, Martin Scorsese's The Departed and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather . Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

Yet there is another contender for greatness that has made into a list of the top ten most shockingly violent gangster films ever made, compiled by the YouTube channel The Magic of Cinematography .

The film in question is the 2002 movie The City of God (Cidade de Deus) directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia L

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