Synopsis
If you run, you're dead... if you stay, you're dead again.
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...
City of God
2002 ‘Cidade de Deus’ Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues Leandro Firmino Phellipe Haagensen Douglas Silva Jonathan Haagensen Matheus Nachtergaele Seu Jorge Jefechander Suplino Alice Braga Roberta Rodrigues Luis Otávio Darlan Cunha Thiago Martins Gero Camilo Daniel Zettel Charles Paraventi Danielle Ornelas Micael Borges Lúcio Andrey Marcello Melo Jr. Babu Santana Mary Sheila Paulo Lins Olivia Araújo Graziella Moretto Tulé Peak Kikito Junqueira Renato de Souza Edson Oliveira Show All…
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Andrea Barata Ribeiro Mauricio Andrade Ramos Marc Beauchamps Daniel Filho Hank Levine Vincent Maraval Donald Ranvaud Juliette Renaud Walter Salles
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Alternative Titles
Tanrinin Sheheri, Guds stad, เมืองคนเลวเหยียบฟ้า, 시티 오브 갓, Miasto Boga
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One of the best films of all time, City of God (Cidade de Deus) paints a disturbing portrait of life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and covers the birth & flourishing world of gangsters, gang-wars & drug deals spanning over 3 decades from 1960s to 1980s, all meticulously captured through the eyes of a young photographer who continuously finds himself in the middle of this milieu despite never wanting any part of it.
There are several relevant characters introduced throughout the story and yet, it ingeniously follows the journey of every single one of them. The direction is as honest as it is ruthless, the script is uncompromising with its content, cinematography is raw, evocative & stylish, editing is tight & inventive,…
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it felt weird seeing a lot of non-brazilians saying this is one of their favorite movies when i first started browsing through IMDb and Letterboxd. not that Cidade de Deus doesn't earn its enormous praise, but it's such a deeply brazilian movie! but i should have known: violence speaks all languages. shout out to Leandro Firmino for his flawless performance of one of the best villains of all-time, Zé Pequeno.
"quem falou que a boca é tua, rapá?"
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PTAbro's World Tour Stop 27: Brazil
Drama. Romance. Comedy. Coming-of-age. Period Piece. Social Commentary. Crime Thriller. Biopic. The fact that City of God can squeeze all those different genres into one film and have it remain internally consistent and consistently entertaining is a downright miracle. Another incredible aspect of the production is the fact that nearly all of the actors had little to no filming experience at the time of shooting. I learned this afterwards, and still have trouble believing it, especially when I think back to Li'l Zé: easily one of the top villains on film of the '00s.
While I might have had issues with the dependence on stylistic flourishes early on, they were either scaled back later…
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Tell me what to watch for a week: Day 2
Every now and then I come across these movies where, at a simple technical level, every single element is working in harmony and consistency of vision. The last movie I watched where I found this to be the case was Chinatown and now it's happened again with City of God. The only thing I knew about this movie going in was that it was directed by Fernando Meirelles (whose Constant Gardener is a personal favorite of mine) and that it was some of my best friends' favorite movie in high school. I was expecting it to be good, but not this good. City of God is a masterpiece.
Maybe the…
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''Honesty doesn't pay, sucker.''
Oh, the camera work! What style! What fluidity! Especially the opening scene where they show rocket stuck in the middle of the conflict between the gangsters and the police. I'm shedding tears of joy, it's as if my eyes have been baptized. Daniel Rezende’s editing was full of energy, absolutely wonderful!
Took me way too long to watch this masterpiece!
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With unforgettable characters, perfect editing, some of the most insane and mesmerising cinematography, City of God is an extremely stylised film with a rollercoaster of "OH SHIT" moments, heartache and is a damn eye-opener. There are so many scenes, too many to mention, that stand out to me. What got me first was the editing, how it all came full circle and how it always playing catch up with its self was mind-blowing. Mixed in with some of the coolest camerawork, there was never a dull moment.
As soon as the "Based on a real story" came up at the end, I was gobsmacked. An absolutely perfect way to knock over the audience for the final time.
It's perfect.
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