City of God

City of God

  • Director:
  • Writer: Paulo Lins,Bráulio Mantovani
  • Countries of origin: Brazil, France, Germany
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Release date: February 13, 2004
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Ciudad de Dios
  • "City of God" is a thriller film directed by Fernando Meirelles in 2002, starring Matthews Nakgal, Alice Braga and Seu Jorge . The film is adapted from the semi-autobiographical novel "God's Town", which was released in Brazil on August 30, 2002. 
    The film revolves around City of God, a black child, Buska, born in a poor family. He is weak and afraid of becoming a criminal and is content with a low-paying job. Because he has the eyes of an artist who is good at discovering life. Finally, he became a professional photographer. 

    Details

    • Release date February 13, 2004
    • Filming locations Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Production companies O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Globo Filmes

    Box office

    Budget

    R$3,300,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,564,459

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $88,292

    Gross worldwide

    $30,680,793

    Movie reviews

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    • By Aurore 2022-07-07 16:11:34

      City Of God--There Is No God In The City Of God

      That's awesome. If The Godfather is an Italian mafia epic, this is a Rio ghetto gangster epic.

      The content of the whole film is very rich. The main line is cleverly used from the perspective of the male protagonist, from the old generation of the three young masters at the beginning of the film to the little bully who swallowed...

    • By Casey 2022-07-06 21:26:52

      City of God: A Movie With Deep Themes

      In most cases, every time I see a style film, I will sigh at the strange way of thinking of foreigners, but after watching this film, I was a little stunned. 

      The film witnessed the slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the perspective of A Pao. The City of God (or the City of God) has been robbed for 20 years in a chaotic life full of drugs, robbery, shooting, revenge, etc. But in this movie, killing is about helping the rebellious teenagers who grew up in the city of God. It is...

    • By Kendall 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      But you are six years younger than me! ——A brief comment on "City of God"

      If you gave me a day without legal sanctions, guess what I would do?
      The answer is to sit in place and do nothing. Because in this way, I can understand what the torment of waiting for death is, and I think I will learn a lot from it.
      In the Heian era when there was no war and artillery fire, there were also gray areas where gangs controlled the land and the police and bandits colluded. This was the city of God, or rather a city that was forgotten by God. There are no laws, no...

    • By Vincent 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      The city of God has been forgotten by God, the heart of the devil is the light that shines ahead

      Li'l Dice has dreamed of being the owner of the City of God since he was a child.
      From the first shot of a motel robbery, he finally enjoyed the thrill and satisfaction of shooting and killing people, one shot after another.
      By the time he turned 18, he was already The most famous bandit in the City of God


    • By Jairo 2022-04-23 07:01:09

      City of Madness and Chaos~

      After much deliberation, I decided to write a review for my favorite movie.
              Let me tell you about my criteria for judging movies. In general, I think the most important thing in a movie is the spirit, specifically the director's concept. If there is a huge conflict in the concept, no matter how wonderful the plot is, no matter how perfect the actors are, it is doomed to miss me. Secondly, I think that the plot and characters are the two important cores of the film, and the rest of...

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    • By Jackson 2023-09-12 01:49:39

      This lens language is really awesome. The film can be used to do a cast study of xx studies such as criminology, sociology, psychology, etc. . . Lots of metaphors, lots of irony......

    • By Johan 2023-08-18 18:44:08

      In a chaotic country, there is no happiness, and there is no eternal king. The mighty beasts of the past will eventually die at the hands of insects such as...

    • By Kareem 2023-08-03 09:33:35

      God, where are you? Show your...

    • By Ayla 2023-07-15 15:53:23

      There are very few films that can tell the story to this level. After watching it, I hate my country for not being able to make such a masterpiece. It is the first time that I have this kind of violence and human nature. The rhythm of the story is perfectly combined. I am surprised. It's from the...

    • By Antonetta 2023-07-14 16:45:47

      AAnother worldBWhether it's a bully or handsome Ned,A Pao, or anyone else's self-belief has not changed from beginning to endCThe director's way of shooting and narration is the truth at the end, no matter which world it is , it is impossible to be completely changed, the climax is underestimated, and the plot changes are nothing more than an infinite single cycle. E The last Red Guard translation is a bug, originally referring to another terrorist organization (maybe the subtitles are...

    Movie plot

    The protagonist in "City of God" is not a person, but a place. The City of God was a slum in Brazil in the 1960s. Since the 1980s, it has become the most dangerous place in Rio de Janeiro. The film tells the stories of many people, but everything is told through the eyes of a child: Buska, a black child born in a poor family, is weak and afraid of becoming a criminal, satisfied with a low price. Salary work. The environment in which he...
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    Shooting Highlights

    All the amateur actors in the film come from the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
    In the film, after Knockout Ned killed for the first time, everyone living in the City of God approached him and congratulated him on his successful killing. One of the first women to walk towards him was the mother of Knockout Ned actor Seu Jorge.
    The film’s director Fernando Merrills once said in an interview about the dangers of filming the film, if he knew that...
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    God

    Error found: The "corpse" was still breathing when Knockout Ned yelled at the dead boy.
    Consistency: Li'l Zé undressed Knockout Ned, and Knockout Ned's skirt has been unbuttoned. But in the next shot, he is unbuttoning the button.
    The character's mistake (perhaps deliberately by the filmmaker) : When Tender Trio rushed into the neighbor's house and then fled into the woods, Shaggy said that Goose had soiled his ankle, which was actually...
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    Casting process

    In order to make the whole film more objective and closer to the basis of realism, director Fernando adopted a large number of real performances by non-professional actors. The crew first recruited more than 400 non-professional actors from the streets of Rio, and then selected 200 suitable candidates after training. They were divided into 8 groups according to the differences, and then two months of professional actor courses....
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    Shooting process

    The shooting started in June 2001. During the shooting, Paul was invited to help discuss some of the issues in the film; on the set, Fernando and Katilla often adopted some of his suggestions. Photographer Caesar Cuarón copied the novel paragraphs from the original work and pasted it on the door, so that a clear image of the character would be formed in his mind every time.
    When Caesar set out to design the filming process, Fernando had...
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    Evaluation action

    "City of God" is a true portrayal of Rio de Janeiro, and it is for this reason that it has become a breathtaking film. The film's story spans 30 years and a series of characters, and it also brings a Brazilian slum called "City of God" to life. Some novels that attempt to describe the status quo in Brazil do not reflect its true turbulence. The ever-accelerating social division has made violent crime a trivial matter. Although the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Bené: I'm a playboy now.

    • Zé Pequeno: Can you read?

      Gang Member: I can read only the pictures.

    • [after seen his pictures printed in the front page of the news by mistake]

      Buscapé: Fuck... I'm dead!

      [cut to slum]

      Zé Pequeno: What's the name of that friend of yours who took this pictures?

      Thiago - Tiago: Buscapé.

      [Enjoying the pictures]

      Zé Pequeno: Buscapé! The guy is good!