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City of God is a critically acclaimed film based on a novel by Paulo Lins, depicting the rise and fall of organized crime in a Rio de Janeiro favela. The film follows the lives of several characters, including a photographer, a drug dealer, and a vigilante, from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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.
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 increasing drug ...
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A book of Christian philosophy by Augustine of Hippo, arguing that Christianity is not responsible for the decline of Rome and that the City of God will triumph over the Earthly City. The book explores themes of theology, evil, free will, original sin, and the conflict between God and the Devil in human history.
Jan 24, 2003 · “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.
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.
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