City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura
Luis Otávio
Buscapé Criança
Douglas Silva
Dadinho
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate
Alice Braga
Angélica
Roberta Rodrigues
Berenice
Darlan Cunha
Filé-com-Fritas
Thiago Martins
Lampião
Gero Camilo
Paraíba - Shorty
Daniel Zettel
Thiago - Tiago
Charles Paraventi
Tio Sam - Uncle Sam
Dani Ornellas
Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor
Micael Borges
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Lúcio Andrey
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang / Assistant Director Trainee
Marcelo Mello Jr.
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Babu Santana
Grande
Mary Sheila
Mulher do Neguinho
Paulo Lins
Pastor da Igreja / Author / Screenplay
Olivia Araújo
Recepcionista do Motel
Graziella Moretto
Marina Cintra
Tulé Peak
Newspaper Employee (uncredited) / Production Design
Kikito Junqueira
Otávio
Renato de Souza
Marreco
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Kiko Marques
Cabeção - Melonhead
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho - Stringy
Ana Felipe
Jornalista
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
César Charlone
Director of Photography
René Bittencourt
Production Manager
Bel Berlinck
Executive Producer
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
Daniel Filho
Producer
Vincent Maraval
Producer
Claudine Franco
Production Manager
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Antonio Pinto
Original Music Composer
Renato Batata
Visual Effects Supervisor
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Producer
Anna Van Steen
Makeup Artist
Inês Salgado
Costume Design
Bráulio Mantovani
Screenplay
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Francisco Bispo
Creature Design
Ed Cortês
Original Music Composer
Daniel Rezende
Editor
Hank Levine
Producer
Walter Salles
Producer
Bia Salgado
Costume Design
Martín Hernández
Sound Designer
Roland N. Thai
Sound Effects Editor
Fabricio Tadeu
Steadicam Operator
Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard
Dialogue Editor
Rudy Pi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Unsun Song
Sound Recordist
Pablo Hoffmann
First Assistant Camera
Fred Ricci
Assistant Editor
Kátia Lund
Co-Director
Fernando Meirelles
Director
Isabella Teixeira
Second Assistant Director
Malu Miranda
Third Assistant Director
Marcelo Pires
Assistant Director Trainee
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 2002
Original NameCidade de Deus
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Budget$3,300,000
Box Office$30,641,770
Filming LocationsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Wiki.
City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Portuguese-language epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. Bráulio Mantovani's script is adapted from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the plot is also loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s, with the film's closure depicting the war between the drug dealer Li'l Zé and vigilante-turned-criminal Knockout Ned. The tagline is "If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
The cast includes Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Jonathan and Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Daniel Zettel, and Seu Jorge. Most of the actors were, in fact, residents of favelas such as Vidigal and the Cidade de Deus itself.
City of God received critical acclaim and garnered four nominations at the 76th Academy Awards; Best Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Director (Meirelles), Best Film Editing (Daniel Rezende), and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (Mantovani). In 2003, it was Brazil's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it did not end up being nominated as one of the five finalists. It is frequently listed by many critics and audiences as one of the greatest films of the 21st century and one of the best films of all-time.
Meirelles and Lund went on to create the City of Men TV series and its 2007 film adaptation, which share some of the actors (notably leads Silva and Darlan Cunha) and their setting with City of God.