I have chosen Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles 2002 coming of age drama, City of God for my textual analysis. The film is set in the favelas in Rio De Janeiro and focuses on two boys who take two routes in life. Firstly, Rocket grows up to become a photographer whereas Li’l Dice turns into a dangerous gangster. The movie depicts life in the slums and highlights gang culture and poverty. I have chosen the section of the film between 36:05-41:05 which is at the beginning. It is a flashback to everyone who has previously owned ‘the apartment.’ Rocket narrates the story of the apartment and how it started with a Donna Zelia who sold drugs to ‘raise her daughters’¹ then shows how over the years it was stolen by multiple drug lords who became more violent. Rocket then narrates the story of Li’l Dice and shows his gang leader qualities. To analyse this section, I am focusing on the editing, mise-en-scene, the representation of male youths. The context examined focusses on the social, historical, political, and economic factors of the time the movie was produced.