City of God
June 2004
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Ahsan Ashraf
My favorite movie of all time Now that you know my password hint, I just wanted to say that Lil Ze is the greatest character of all time. Absolutely ruthless yet humanized almost to the point of endearment. All the characters are well developed and tell a great story. Gritty gangster drama straight from the favela known as Rio's Cidade de Deus (City of God). Storytelling masterpiece.
Mark Murphy
One for the ages! Beautiful weather, women and scenery – things people typically associate with Brazil. Now imagine that world with guns, drugs, lunatics (one in particular) and poverty. Welcome to Rio's City of God! While most will ignore the movie’s critique and presentation of socio-economic inequality, they will still find an outstandingly written film with great dialogue, an engaging story, superb acting and a great soundtrack.
Antonius Aramus
Fantastic Suberbly written and a very strong cast of actors over never heard from. Especially Lil z did a phenomenal job. Too bad I can't buy it. Knock down a star because of that sole reason.
A Google User
One of the all time best. You won't find many movies better than this. Perhaps two or three are made in five years that can compare.
Daniel Alexander
One of my favorite movies of all time. The struggle to become more than you are is told from two radically divergent boys lives, with a shared history coming from the same, poor favela. Poignant and revealing.
Chris Olson
Fantastic Movie Told from an omniscient point of view but follows a main protagonist. it's structured very differently from many other movies but it works for this film. I would consider it a must watch. if you are uneasy with blood and violence then you should probably not watch.
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My favorite movie of all time Now that you know my password hint, I just wanted to say that Lil Ze is the greatest character of all time. Absolutely ruthless yet humanized almost to the point of endearment. All the characters are well developed and tell a great story. Gritty gangster drama straight from the favela known as Rio's Cidade de Deus (City of God). Storytelling masterpiece.
One for the ages! Beautiful weather, women and scenery – things people typically associate with Brazil. Now imagine that world with guns, drugs, lunatics (one in particular) and poverty. Welcome to Rio's City of God! While most will ignore the movie’s critique and presentation of socio-economic inequality, they will still find an outstandingly written film with great dialogue, an engaging story, superb acting and a great soundtrack.
One of the all time best. You won't find many movies better than this. Perhaps two or three are made in five years that can compare.
Amazing Movie Based on True Events One of the best movies you will ever see.
André Good movie! Filme bom de mais. Ave Maria nem vai queer para de asistir. É trusted mais é bom
Awesome. Best crime movie ever This was better than Scarface and the godfather to me
Exceptional This is one of my top 10 favorite movies. Such an intriguing, gritty movie. Highly recommended!
Awesome Its got a bit of everything. If you enjoy this film you should check out the series City of Men. Its the same lines.
Cast and credits
| Actors | Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva |
| Producers | Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Elisa Tolomelli, Walter Salles |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund |
| Writers | Paulo Lins, Braulio Mantovani |
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English
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Run time
129 minutes
Rating
R
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