City Of God (Imprint) ( Cidade de Deus )

City Of God (Imprint) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Cidade de Deus
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Camerimage Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Cartagena Film Festival
European Film Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Dolby Linear PCM )
Portuguese ( Dolby TrueHD )
Portuguese ( DTS 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
130 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Collectors Edition
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Brazil ( Latin America, Mexico )
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Fernando Meirelles
Kátia Lund (co-director)

Written By:
Paulo Lins
Bráulio Mantovani

Actors:
Alexandre Rodrigues ..... Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino ..... Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé (as Leandro Firmino da Hora)
Phellipe Haagensen ..... Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva ..... Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen ..... Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele ..... Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge ..... Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino ..... Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga ..... Angélica
Emerson Gomes ..... Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira ..... Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel de Souza ..... Bené Criança - Young Benny (as Michel De Souza Gomes)
Roberta Rodrigues ..... Berenice - Bernice
Luis Otávio ..... Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Maurício Marques ..... Cabeção - Melonhead

Synopsis:

Fernando Meirelles' City of God is a sweeping tale of how crime affects the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. Though the narrative skips around in time, the main focus is on Cabeleira who formed a gang called the Tender Trio. He and his best friend, Bene (Phelipe Haagensen), become crime lords over the course of a decade. When Bene is killed before he can retire, Little Ze attempts to take out his arch enemy, Sando Cenoura (Matheus Nachtergaele). But Sando and a young gangster named Manu form an alliance and begin a gang war with Little Ze. Amateur photographer Buscape (Alexandre Rodrigues) takes pictures of the brutal crime war, making their story famous. City of God was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

Brazil, 1960's, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970's: Li'l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980's: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God.

During their childhood, several children being raised in one of the violent neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, see galling and nettlesome behaviors that turn some into criminals and some into poltroons; while one photographer boy in the middle stays out of their informal war until it's finished and then narrates the complicated story of whatever that happened in that neighborhood and the ascending process of crime between men who were once innocent children.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 06 March, 2023.