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City of God offers a shocking and disturbing -- but always compelling -- look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero. Read critic reviews
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In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen) is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood. José "Zé" Pequeno (Douglas Silva) is an ambitious drug dealer who uses Rocket and his photos as a way to increase his fame as a turf war erupts with his rival, "Knockout Ned" (Leandro Firmino da Hora). The film was shot on location in Rio's poorest neighborhoods.
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Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Original Language: Portuguese (Brazil)
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Director: Fernando Meirelles
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Producer: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos
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Writer: Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $7.6M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Miramax Films
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Production Co: StudioCanal, Videofilmes, Hank Levine Film, O2 Filmes, Lereby, Lumiere Productions, Globo Filmes, Wild Bunch
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
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City of God isn't only a brilliant film just because of how well it was created, but more of because it delivers an important message to the world.
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If you don't like guns, this movie will be very painful for you. But a compelling glimpse into gang violence in Brazil in the 1970s.
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A young boy grows up amid gang violence in Rio. More of a chronicle of disparate gangs than a cohesive plot, City of God is frenetic filmmaking at its finest. Quick camera pans, storylines that stop and start, and bloodletting violence fill this film with the type of energy that is reminiscent of Tarantino and Scorsese. Based on true stories, the film is more about environment than plot, and the feeling is both harrowing and shocking. There's no one central performance that strikes me as remarkable because all of the performances ring with authenticity. Overall, this is one of the finest portraits of gang violence produced outside of America.
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