Rescheduled!

Meet God at the Movies will discuss Cidade de Deus (City of God) for its exploration at 6:30pm on Monday, October 24.

This is a new date to accommodate the Dinner Concert event at 6:00pm on Monday, October 17.

City of God is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film co-directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, released in Brazil in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. The plot is loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s. The tagline is "If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."

The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2004.

The Saint Philip’s movie discussion group gathers on the third Monday of every month via Zoom to explore a film and plumb it for theological content in the areas of creation (what is the world of the story like); what is broken/where is sin; is there a moment of turnaround, repentance; and where is redemption or the reign of God visible.

All are welcome to join the discussions, but registration is required (every time). You can register here.

City of God cannot be streamed for free but it is available for a modest rental price through Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, AppleTV, and DIRECTV online.

More about the movie from Wikipedia here.