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City of God ( Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Bráulio Mantovani 's script is adapted from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the plot is also loosely based on real events.
City of God: Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund. With Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva. In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
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In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out. Welcome to the Fandango MOVIECLIPS Trailer ...
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A film based on a novel about the violence and corruption in a Rio de Janeiro slum, seen through the eyes of a photographer boy. Follow the stories of two friends who become gangsters and a rival drug lord, and the consequences of their actions.
Starring Alice Braga and Seu Jorge, City of God takes place on the streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God.
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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.
The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God" are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the...
