I was lucky to get the chance to watch Los Olvidados last night at a theater in Minneapolis that shows great movies that are rarely shown on the big screen. This movie reminded me a lot of City of God because the message was very similar. Even though I really liked the stlye of City of God, I thought that Los Olvidados was put together more simply and more powerfully.
As an added bonus we were shown an alternate ending which was made (but luckily never used) to "soften the blow" with audiences.