City of God

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City of God

(2002)

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Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes...

Featured Crew

Paulo Lins

Author, Screenplay
Bráulio Mantovani

Screenplay
Kátia Lund

Director
Fernando Meirelles

Director

Top Billed Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé
Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno
Phellipe Haagensen

Bené
Douglas Silva

Dadinho
Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira

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Original Title Cidade de Deus

Status Released

Release Information

August 31, 2002

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Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.