No Travel Plans? These Foreign Gems on Netflix Are the Next Best Thing

You've probably heard the hype about Brazilian film City of God, and it is spot on. It focuses on a poverty-stricken neighborhood on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Two boys have to navigate life in the corrupt city as they try to survive. As they grow older, one pursues a career as a photographer, and the other one becomes a drug dealer.

Watch it now.