City of God
A potent and unexpected mixture of authenticity and flash.
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
City of God
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A shocking, disturbing and utterly compelling look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero, CITY OF GOD is set on the mean streets of Rio in the Cidade de Deus housing project. Stretched over 15 years, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the story focuses on two boys who grow up taking very different paths. One becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. The film follows their paths through a series of vignettes, as we learn about the nasty, brutish and short lives of those wrapped up in the dangerous world of drugs and crime in the cruelest part of Brazil.
"Sometimes a movie comes along that just floors you, its images burn so deeply." ~ Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Pulses with atmosphere and vibrates with authenticity." ~ Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
A shocking, disturbing and utterly compelling look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero, CITY OF GOD is set on the mean streets of Rio in the Cidade de Deus housing project. Stretched over 15 years, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the story focuses on two boys who grow up taking very different paths. One becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer. The film follows their paths through a series of vignettes, as we learn about the nasty, brutish and short lives of those wrapped up in the dangerous world of drugs and crime in the cruelest part of Brazil.
"Sometimes a movie comes along that just floors you, its images burn so deeply." ~ Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Pulses with atmosphere and vibrates with authenticity." ~ Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY.
Genre
Crime,
Drama
Runtime
133
Language
Portuguese
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues,
Matheus Nachtergaele
Awards:
Nominee, Best Director, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Cinematography, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Film Editing, Academy Awards
MOREPlayed at
NoHo 7 3.17.16 - 3.17.16
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