City of God

AKA (Cidade de Deus)

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Written by Braulio Mantovani

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues
Leandro Firmino da Hora
Jonathan Haagensen
Phellipe Haagensen
Douglas Silva
Daniel Zettel
Seu Jorge

"fearless and fantastic... a great film" -Time Out

Synopsis

Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janeiro's 'City of God'. A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20.

This is the true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in, and may ultimately be his only way out.

Reviews

"...this is the Brazilian Goodfellas. You won't see a more dazzling, compelling or emotionally affecting movie"
-Total Film

DVD Special features

News from a private war

Technical Information
Released date
Opening Venue
Opening Venue tel.
Aspect Ratio	1.85:1
Main Soundtrack	Dolby Digital 5.1
Language	Portuguese
Subtitles	English
Region Code	2 (Europe, Japan, South Africa)
Disc Format	PAL
Duration	124 min

Brazil-France-USA/2002/Colour

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