When Children Become Slaves

A Review of the Movie City of Dreams

“But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14).

City of Dreams tells the story of young Jesús, played by Ari Lopez, and his trafficking into slavery from his small town in Puebla, Mexico to Los Angeles, where he and others are forced to work…