Two boys are brought up in a sadistic neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. Later, they adopt diverse professional paths, with one of them becoming a photographer and the other boy becoming a drug dealer.

Cidade de Deus is a housing project built in the 1960's that, in the early 80's became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janeiro. Fusée, too scared and too sensible to become a criminal, but too intelligent to work small jobs that pay badly. He grows up in this violent place where everything is against him. But he discovers that he can see reality differently: from an artist's point of view. He will eventually become a photographer. This, is his redemption.

CITY OF GOD

| Running Time: 130 minutes

2002 / English, Portuguese and Serbian

Country: Brazil, France and Germany
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund



Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Alice Braga, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen, Jonathan Haagensen

Scriptwriter
Paulo Lins, Bráulio Mantovani

Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Hank Levine, Mauricio Andrade Ramos

Actors
PHELLIPE Jonathan
HAAGENSEN Matheus
NACHTERGAELE
Seu JORGE
Alexandre RODRIGUES
Leandro FIRMINO DA HORA

R18: Adult Themes, Violence and Adult Content

Coul. 35 mm,
prod. 02 Filmes, VideoFilmes et StudioCanal,
distr. Mars Films

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- RSIFF 2023 (Djeddah) | https://redseafilmfest.com/en/rsiff_film/city-of-god/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 9 Dec 2023

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*Selected for the Durban international Film Festival 2024