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City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles. Bráulio Mantovani 's script is adapted from the 1997 novel written by Paulo Lins , but the plot is also loosely based on real events.
A chicken escapes, and an armed gang chases after it in a Favela called the Cidade De Deus ("City of God"). The chicken stops between the gang and a young man named Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), who believes the gang wants to kill him.
On the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.
City of God offers a shocking and disturbing -- but always compelling -- look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero. What makes City of God so breathtaking is director Fernando...
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 an artistic eye. In the face...
"City of God" churns with furious energy as it plunges into the story of the slum gangs of Rio de Janeiro. Breathtaking and terrifying, urgently involved with its characters, it announces a new director of great gifts and passions: Fernando Meirelles. Remember the name.
In this electriyfying film set among Rio de Janeiro's notorious slums, where oppressive crime and violence are rife, a frail young boy faces impossible odds as he pursues his ambition of becoming a professional photographer.
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.
Growing up in a Rio de Janeiro slum, Rocket is able to avoid being drawn into a life of drugs and crime by having a passion for photography. Watch trailers & learn more.
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.