City of God
Cidade de Deus
Brazil
2002
130 Min
Cidade de Deus
Synopsis
Fernando Meirelles’ City of God is a sweeping tale of how crime affects the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. Though the narrative skips around in time, the main focus is on Cabeleira who formed a gang called the Tender Trio. He and his best friend, Bené (Phelipe Haagensen), become crime lords over the course of a decade. When Bené is killed before he can retire, Lil’ Zé attempts to take out his arch enemy, Sandro Cenoura (Matheus Nachtergaele). But Sandro and a young gangster named Mane form an alliance and begin a gang war with Lil’ Zé. Amateur photographer Buscape (Alexandre Rodrigues) takes pictures of the brutal crime war, making their story famous. City of God was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
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kimmgomes
28Dec09
Foi eleito recentemente como um dos melhores filmes da década, em terceiro lugar perdendo para bobagens como Harry Potter. Gosto sobretudo da cena inicial da perseguição da galinha.Digno de oscar.Pra galinha é claro.A trilha faz uma referência digna das décadas de 60' e 70'. Muito fiel. Elenco afinado, câmera nervosa e uma edição eletrizante.
Arnaud
28Dec09
Beautiful piece of history inside the Cidade de Deus. A film made with heart.
Completely true and unpretentious. Fantastic editing serves as a metaphor for the many souvenirs of the protagonist (whom is breaking the fourth wall and adressing directly to the viewer. Love, violence, friendship, drugs, drugs, and drugs again.
A HUMAN gangster film. Beautiful testament of foreign cinema.
definedivine
12Nov09
Shocking. True. It makes you think, it makes you cherish your life even more, it makes you disgusted by the world it makes you think again. It touches you deeply, at least it did me. Amazing camerawork, actors, storytelling, flow of the film. Flawless.
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