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Douglas Silva. To the male acting ensemble. 2002 Winner Best Cinematography. César Charlone. 2002 Winner Best Editing. Daniel Rezende. 2002 Winner FIPRESCI Prize. Fernando Meirelles. For approaching the explosive theme of social exclusion, using an ambitious, complex and involving style of narration, without moralising or condoning violence.
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
City of God: Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund. With Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva. In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
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May 19, 2002 · A two-decade chronicle of the growth of drug trade and gang warfare that grip the slums of Rio de Janeiro, "City of God" delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence ...
New York Film Critics Circle - Year 2003. winner Best Foreign Film; NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 2002. nom. Top Five Foreing Films; Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2003. nom. Best Foreign Film; 24th Havana Film Festival 2002. winner Best Film (Grand Coral - First Prize) 9th Critics' Choice Awards. nom. Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA Awards. 2003 | Nominee: Best Film not in the English Language. Golden Globes (USA) 2003 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film. New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 2003 | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film. Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. 2004 | 2nd place: Best Foreign Film. European Film Awards.
Screenplay by Bráulio Mantovani, Based on the Novel by Paulo Lins. The favelas (slums) of Rio are lightyears away from the glittering city they overlook. Areas like Cidade de Deus (City of God) have been abandoned to criminal gangs and corrupt officials, and life is lawless and brutal—but also filled with music and exuberant joy.
