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- Fernando Meirelles' City of God is a sweeping tale of how crime affects the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. Though the narrative skips around in time, the main focus is on Cabeleira who formed a gang called the Tender Trio. He and his best friend, Bené (Phelipe Haagensen), become crime lords over the course of a decade.
Jan 24, 2003 · Based On The Novel by. Paulo Lins. "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. Remember the name.
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.
“City of God” is a film that has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. With its gripping storytelling, raw and realistic portrayal of life in the favelas of Brazil, and masterful direction by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, the film has become a true cinematic masterpiece.
Aug 27, 2003 · Interview: Fernando Meirelles on the Making of. City of God. Meirelles spoke with to Slant about how City of God has taken on a life of its own as a stirring work of political activism. “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 ...
FILM SYNOPSIS. City of God is Brazil’s most critically acclaimed film of recent years. Based on the book of the same name by writer Paulo Lins, which in-turn was based on a true story, City of God (Cidade de Deus) is a violent, fast-paced movie that tells the tale of the residents of this Brazilian favela (slum).
Feb 2, 2024 · “Far from glorying in violence, Meirelles shows us its consequences”: City of God reviewed in 2003. As Fernando Meirelles’ City of God returns to cinemas for its 21st anniversary, we look back at Paul Julian Smith’s original rave review of the film, published in the January 2003 issue of Sight and Sound.
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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