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City of God ( Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic action 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. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus ...
- $30.6 million
- Antônio Pinto, Ed Cortês
- $3.3 million
- Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Maurício Andrade Ramos
A film based on a novel about the violence and crime in a Rio de Janeiro slum, seen through the eyes of a young photographer. Follow the stories of two friends who become gangsters and a third who tries to escape the madness.
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 men ...
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- Alexandre Rodrigues
Jan 24, 2003 · A film review of "City of God" by Roger Ebert, a critic who praises its technique, style and story of the slum gangs of Rio de Janeiro. The film is based on a novel by Paulo Lins and uses quick-cutting and a mobile camera to capture the violence, desperation and color of the city of God.
City of God (English Subtitled) 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 "City of God." There, one young boy will grow up to discover a new view of his harsh reality as an artist. 3,272 IMDb 8.6 2 h 9 min 2004. R.
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