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Release Date: 2002

Cast: Alice Braga, Daniel Zettel, Douglas Silva, Roberta Rodriguez Silvia, Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele, Emerson Gomes, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jefechander Suplino, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Phellipe Haagensen ...MORE

Cast: Alice Braga, Daniel Zettel, Douglas Silva, Roberta Rodriguez Silvia, Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele, Emerson Gomes, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jefechander Suplino, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Phellipe Haagensen, Luis Otávio, Alexandre Rodrigues ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Period Piece, Drama Film, Coming Of Age, Thriller, Gangster, Crime Fiction, Crime, Crime Drama, Action, World Cinema

City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. The story was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the characters are not fictitious and the plot is based upon real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the '60s and the beginning of the '80s, with the closure of the film depicting the war between the drug... MORE

City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. The story was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the characters are not fictitious and the plot is based upon real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the '60s and the beginning of the '80s, with the closure of the film depicting the war between the drug dealer Li'l Zé and criminal Knockout Ned. The tagline is "If you run, the beast catches; if you stay, the beast eats", (a proverb analogous to the English "Damned if you do, damned if you don't"). The cast includes Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga and Seu Jorge. Most of the actors were, in fact, residents of favelas such as Vidigal and the Cidade de Deus itself. The film received four Academy Award nominations in 2004: Best Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Directing (Meirelles), Best Editing (Daniel Rezende) and Best Writing (Adapted LESS