Search results
User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. City of God. Original title: Cidade de Deus. 2002. R. 2h 10m. IMDb RATING. 8.6 /10. 803K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 449. 37. Play trailer 0:59. 5 2. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Crime Drama. In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- 99+ Photos
City of God: Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund....
- Soundtracks
City of God (2002) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... EMI...
- Videos
City of God (2002) Video Gallery. 1-2 of 2 Videos Sort by...
- Buscapé - Rocket
City of God (2002) Alexandre Rodrigues: Buscapé - Rocket....
- Release Date
City of God (2002) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Menu....
- See Full Cast and Crew
City of God (2002) cast and crew credits, including actors,...
- Alternate Versions
City of God (2002) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Menu....
- Alicate - Clipper
City of God (2002) Jefechander Suplino as Alicate - Clipper....
- User Reviews
User Reviews. Review this title. 1,200 Reviews. Hide...
- 99+ Photos
- Quotes
- Synopsis
- Premise
- Story
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these t...
During their childhood, several children raised in one of the violent neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro see galling and nettlesome behaviors that turn some into criminals and some into poltroons; while one photographer boy in the middle stays out of their informal war until it's finished and then narrates the complicated story of what happened in tha...
Set in a notorious slum of Rio - Cidade de Deus / City of God - the story of a boy who sees his friends and brother grow up or aspire to be gangsters, and decides to do something else. Meanwhile we also see the power struggles in the neighbourhood, how they developed, who the main protagonists are and the state of their feud.
City of God is based on a true story that takes place in the '60s where in the slums of Rio de Janeiro two boys growing up in the neighborhood take on different paths in life. The story is told through the eyes of Buscape, a poor young fisherman's son who dreams of becoming a photographer one day. His story narrates the violence and corruption surr...
91% Tomatometer 165 Reviews 97% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen)...
- (165)
- Fernando Meirelles
- R
- Alexandre Rodrigues
On Rotten Tomatoes, City of God has an approval rating of 91% based on reviews from 165 critics, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's consensus reads, " City of God offers a shocking and disturbing—but always compelling—look at life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro."
People also ask
Is city of God a good movie?
What is the movie City of God about?
What is city of God about?
How much money did city of God make in 2003?
City of God. By Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 18+. Powerful, but only for 17 and up. Movie R 2003 130 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 17+ 9 reviews.
16,969 ★★★ ratings (3%) 27,420 ★★★½ ratings (5%) 112,424 ★★★★ ratings (22%) 105,031 ★★★★½ ratings (20%) 253,025 ★★★★★ ratings (48%) ★★★★★. Watch Adil & Bilall tell us the four films that made the Rebel filmmakers. Watch now. News John Boyega and Kwame Kwei-Armah on Breaking and righteous ...
