City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)

8.3	Listal rating
8.7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Kátia Lund

Fernando Meirelles

Starring (View all)

Buscapé - Rocket

Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Bené - Benny

Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Cabeleira - Shaggy

Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate - Clipper

Written by

Paulo Lins

novel

Bráulio Mantovani

screenplay

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City of God (1/10) Movie CLIP - Shaggy Takes Off (2002) HD

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City of God (10/10) Movie CLIP - I Want to Get My Father's Murderer (2002) HD

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If you run you're dead...if you stay, you're dead.

4 years, 7 months ago at Oct 4 20:03

AgentLexi

7 votes

''You need more than guts to be a good gangster, you need ideas.''

Two boys growing up in a violent neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.

Alexandre Rodrigues: Buscapé - Rocket

Leandro Firmino: Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Guns, drugs, ambitious youths, gangs, killing...What... read more

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2 years, 3 months ago at Feb 9 22:19

propelas

4 votes

Fernando Meirelles worked mostly with amateur actors from such camps. Leaving them to improvise to a large extent succeeded in creating this atmosphere of realism that underlies the entire film and creates a sense documentary. The way they edited the footage and connects the stories of heroes over 30 years is remarkable. More impressive, however, are scenes of battle that the originality and imagi... read more

Best ever

6 years, 7 months ago at Oct 9 23:02

Apreche

1 vote

This is one of the greatest movies ever. If you haven't seen it, go see it now.

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Description: Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. The tale tells the stories of many characters whose lives sometimes intersect. However, all is seen through the eyes of a singular narrator: Busca-Pé, a poor black youth too frail a ... (more)

Release date : 5 June 2003
UPC: 786936223897

Drama (47), Crime (44), Brazil (42), 2000s (26), Violence (23), 2002 (23), Brazilian (17), Poverty (16), Drugs (14), (13), Coming Of Age (13), Gangs (12), Slum (10), Gangster (9), Foreign (8), Murder (8), Favela (7), 1960s (5), 2003 (5), Revenge (5)

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