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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.
A film based on a novel about the violence and corruption in a Rio de Janeiro slum, seen through the eyes of a photographer boy. Follow the stories of two friends who become gangsters and a rival drug lord, and the consequences of their actions.
The Cidade de Deus (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi dʒi ˈdewʃ], City of God) is a West Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as CDD among its inhabitants.
Jan 1, 2015 · Starring Alice Braga and Seu Jorge, City of God takes place on the streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God. This is a place where combat photographers fear...
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Apr 29, 2015 · In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out. Welcome to the Fandango MOVIECLIPS Trailer ...
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Jan 17, 2003 · City of God. In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen) is a budding photographer who documents the ...
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Aug 31, 2002 · Overview. In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin. Paulo Lins.
