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Synopsis. Chickens are being prepared for a meal. A chicken escapes, and an armed gang chases after it in a Favela called the Cidade De Deus ("City of God"). The chicken stops between the gang and a young man named Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), who believes the gang wants to kill him.
City of God ( Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Bráulio Mantovani 's script is adapted from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the plot is also loosely based on real events.
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Jan 24, 2003 · City of God. Roger Ebert January 24, 2003. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "City of God" churns with furious energy as it plunges into the story of the slum gangs of Rio de Janeiro. Breathtaking and terrifying, urgently involved with its characters, it announces a new director of great gifts and passions: Fernando Meirelles.
City of God offers a shocking and disturbing -- but always compelling -- look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero. In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young...
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Aug 27, 2003 · “We were far from the picture-perfect postcard image of Rio de Janeiro,” says Rocket, the ray of hope at the heart of director Fernando Meirelles’s City of God, the true story of two children who grew up in the favelas of Brazil during the 60s and how one turned to violence and another turned to photojournalism during the disco 70s.
3,288 IMDb 8.6 2 h 9 min 2004. R. Drama · Compelling · Emotional · Intense. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details. This critically acclaimed global hit film is a true story of crime and redemption set in one of the most notorious slums—Rio de Janeiro's.
