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The 'City Of God' is the world's most notorious slum in Rio de Janeiro. This is the true story of a young man who grew up on the streets of the slum and had ambitions to become a photographer and work his way out of poverty.

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ProducerAndrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos

EAN5056453200318

eBay Product ID (ePID)7048560145

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ActorGraziela Moretto, Alexandre Rodrigues, Karina Falcao, Renato De Souza, Roberta Rodriguez Silvia, Gera Camilo, Matheus Nachtergaele, Leandro Firmino Da Hora, Seu Jorge

Film/TV TitleCity of God

DirectorFernando Meirelles, Katia Lund

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2021

LanguagePortuguese

GenreDrama, General

Run Time130 Mins

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Certificate18

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureBrazil

ReviewsRolling Stone - ...Meirelles is a world-class talent who illuminates every frame of this fresh, ferocious and indelibly moving film. CITY OF GOD has the scent of a classic..., New York Times - ...CITY OF GOD conveys the authenticity of a cinema verite scrapbook..., Entertainment Weekly - ...CITY OF GOD pulses with atmosphere and vibrates with authenticity..., Box Office - ...Uncompromising in its realism....Exhilarating movie-making....It's a remarkable achievement..., Movieline - ...We're exhilarated by the sheer filmmaking brio on display here. Mereilles and Lund weave all the strands of the story together with breathtaking ease..., USA Today - Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles manages a style simultaneously gritty and slick for CITY OF GOD....Even action fans averse to subtitles might do well to check this one out..., Los Angeles Times - CITY OF GOD is a potent and unexpected mixture of authenticity and flash...

Additional InformationYouth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love, he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Ciudad de Deus as gang leader Li'l Ze (Douglas Silva) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Rocket shoots all of this action with his weapon of choice, a camera.<BR>Director Fernando Meirelles combines visual flashiness with dark history in telling the story of three decades of unrest in underground Rio de Janiero. Technically flawless, the Brazilian film uses a rapid-cutting style to flash back and forth in time. Cinematographer Cesar Charlone shoots with an overexposed glow in a film that may seem numb to violence, but reveres photography. Director Meirelles was assisted by Kaita Lund, a filmmaker who had previously shot in the Rio ghettos.

ScreenwriterFernando Meirelles, Braulio Mantovani

AuthorPaulo Lins

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleCity Of God

Director of PhotographyCesar Charlone