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City of God (aka Cidade de Deus) (2002)

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Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janeiro's 'City of God'. A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. This is the true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and ultimately may be his only way out.

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Classification:

Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over

Starring:

Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues, Daniel Zeitel, Douglas Silvia, Jonathan Haagensen, Leandro Da Hora, Phellpe Haagensen

Director:

Katia Lund, Fernando Meirelles

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Reviewed by: zee

Excellent and engaging
Its about the cycle of violence among the poor, young criminals in the slums of Rio De Janeiro. It's entire narrative is saturated with the desperation and violence of Brazil's disenfranchised underclass.But with its quintessential new-Latin-cinema energy, dynamic shooting style and complex structure of interconnected stories, it's also comparable to the Mexican Amores Perros. It is a fascinating, powerful film, full up with angry power about the disgraceful state of Brazil urban poverty, and how it simply creates a culture of desperate greed and cyclical violence. An epic and a masterpiece by any standard.

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Genres:

Drama

Run Time:
124 Minutes

Awards:
2002 BAFTA: Best Editing

Subtitles:

English
English Hard of Hearing

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over

Release Date:
22/03/2003

Production Year:
2002

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1

Colour:
Colour

Special Features:

News from a private war