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Genre | Mystery & Thrillers |
Format | NTSC, Color, Subtitled, Anamorphic, Dolby, Widescreen, Multiple Formats |
Contributor | Douglas Silva, Denise Fonseca, Maurcio Marques, Nelson Amaral, Rubens Sabino, Carlos 'Lencinho' Smith, Alexander Cerqueira, Luciana Roque, Luis Otvio, Felipe Porto, der Jlio Martins, Srgio Chapelin, Srgio Bispo, Yuri Krushewsky, Anderson Faria, Phellipe Haagensen, Lcio Andrey, Jonathan Haagensen, Robson Rocha, Eduardo 'BR' Piranha, Ado Xalebarad, Jssica da Silva, Edson Oliveira, Marcio Vinicios, Damio Firmino, Diego Batista, Pierre dos Santos, Andr Pires Martins, Leonardo Melo, Seu Jorge, Leandra Miranda, Paulo 'Jacar' Csar, Vinicius Faria, Bernardo Santos, Marcelo Antnio Santos, Marcos Viana (II), Otto Amorim, Bartolomeu Braga, Francisco Marcos, Emerson Gomes, Carlos Henrique Avernas, Jota Farias, Alex dos Santos, Euclides Garcia, Babu Santana, John Lima (II), Fbio 'Dog' da Cunha, Wallace Arajo, Maurcio Figueiras, Diego Mendes, Guilherme William, Wanderson 'Peto' Lopes, Carol Meirelles, Paulo Lins, Cludio Csar, Delano Valentim, Peter Soares, Rosangela Rodrigues, Christian Duurvoort, Omar 'Mazinho' Barcelos, Antnio Rodrigues (II), Anderson Lugo, Wendel Barros, Marina Mandona Pinheiro, Jefechander Suplino, Jlio Csar Siqueira, Thiago Wallace, Mary Sheila, Leandro Dias Batista, Mrcio Costa (II), Karina Falco, Ivan Martins (II), Wagner Mello, Marcello Costa (II), Arlindo Lopes, Micael Borges, Leandro Lucas, Ed Money, Rafael de Souza, Wallace Nascimento, Leandro Lima, Renato de Souza, Fernando Meirelles, Ramon Francisco, Felipe Nogueira, Harlem Teixeira, Marcello 'Mscara' Alves, Marcos 'Kikito' Junqueira, Ruy Vitrio, Mrio Luiz Costa Oliveira, Joo Soares (II), Anderson Bruno Marques, Waldeck Roque, Alexandre Rodrigues, Rafael de Castro, Fabiano Gonalves, Antoni Guedes, Christiano, Felipe Villela Mendona, Alexandre 'China' Tavares, Tul Peak, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro Seixas, Leandro Gonalves, Roberto Miguez, Thiago Martins, Matheus Nachtergaele, Gero Camilo, Renan Monteiro, Ricardo Lira, Luis Carlos Rodrigues Oliveira, Rafael Fontenele, Charles Paraventi, Luis Carlos Oliveira, Ktia Lund, Manuel Machado (II), Gustavo Engracia, Marcelo Arajo, Frederico Lins, Erick Oliveira, Sabrina Rosa, Olivia Arajo, Jonas Michel, Michel de Souza, Graziela Moretto, Michele Gonalves, Fbio Castor Conceio, Alice Braga, Marcello Melo Junior, Guti Fraga, Guilherme Estevam, Gil Torres (II), Charles Samuel, Felipe Silva, Rmulo 'Guinomo' Sech, Edward Boggiss Lustosa, Diego Ferreira, Wemerson Gonalves, Marcos Coutinho, Ricardo Rocha da Silva, Roberta Rodrigues, Edson Montenegro, Danielle Ornelas, Leandro Firmino, Daniel Zettel, Marcelo Melo, Leiz Moreira, Darlan Cunha, Bruno Ricardo, Leo Generoso, Lus Nascimento, Wellington Costa Ricardo, Andr Luiz Mendes, Cleiton Ventura See more |
Language | Portuguese |
Runtime | 2 hours and 10 minutes |
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Product Description
Celebrated with worldwide acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous prestigious awards around the globe! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God," are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye: the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world ... and ultimately his way out!
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
- Director : Ktia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
- Media Format : NTSC, Color, Subtitled, Anamorphic, Dolby, Widescreen, Multiple Formats
- Run time : 2 hours and 10 minutes
- Release date : June 8, 2004
- Actors : Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Miramax Films
- ASIN : B0000D9PNX
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #40,949 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #296 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV)
- #1,961 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #6,856 in Drama DVDs
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The movie “City of God” portrays the origin of gang life in a growing Brazilian city “La Ciudad de Dios” in the 60’s and 70’s.
There is violence associated with gaining and maintaining that gang life style so be forewarned; this movie has a lot of violence.
It is however, possibly a necessary evil to show the violence in an effort to give context to life in very impoverished communities.
The movie sheds a little light on the motives for people being involved in drug dealing and their inabilities to get out of that lifestyle as well.
I say a little because I, being an average American citizen is unable to fathom having to resort to this type of lifestyle, but then again, looking at my belly and seeing that I’m well fed, slightly educated and living in a great country, I never had a reason to want a criminal lifestyle.
If I lived in the “City of God,” I may not have had a choice.
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When Slumdog Millionaire was released a few years ago it was critically praised for its sharp depiction of the African slums and the difficulty of Dev Patel's character's life and encoding that with a popular TV programme and heart warming love story, and so if you were a fan, prepare to have your mind warped by one of the darkest and violent slum films arguably ever created.
Released 8 years ago now the story plays a reflection on Paulo Lins' novel which is based on a true story of the real gangs in Brazil during the 1960's and 70's. Which I hadn't realised till afterwards which honestly, makes the entirety of this production seems unbelievable. As much as Danny Boyle demonstrated a wisdom in India, Fernando Meirelles has shaken up something gob smacking original and authentic that will entertain, shock, make you laugh and cry and to tell a story of such violence and drama, of such childhood troubles and such forces corruption, blows the mind.
The story opens in the present with a well executed quick cutting chicken chase that has the central character in the middle of the street and the Brazilian gang on one side and the police on the other, a cinematic piece of art that sets the tone for the style of the director and the execution for the start of a brutal yet enjoyable narrative.
The plot shifts back in time and walks us through the formation of the notorious gang leaders of the slums and how childhood ignorance and neglect can form one of the greatest criminals ever. The hotel violence sequence is an effective handheld camera montage of brutality and force that shakes up what should be a normal environment but works on so many levels of shock. From seeing teenagers with guns to the violent rampage of attacks this is a unthinkable collection of representations.
There of course is unsettling teens all over the world, particularly aggressive in the UK and America thanks to media influence but within this setting of the Brazilian rural areas, shows us how peer pressure of a creative and influential power can ultimately upset a childhood's youthful ignorance and freedom.
As the film shifts through different character stories, the pace maintains its steady pace of drug and weapons dealings and the power of authority and how violence upsets the established order. The dialogue is assertive and precise from all characters and though the novel should not be touched in my opinion, you would like to think it is a great adaptation, gaining an Oscar nomination.
The cinematography is one of the big winners here with glorious lighting and hand shaking shots and using multiple twists in a story of childhood subjection to the surroundings is a winner and as before, like Slumdog? You will be aghast at this piece of perfection cinematic construction.
9/10