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06/24/06
City of God (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 146 Fresh: 135 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 8.3/10
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A shocking and disturbing, but always compelling look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Synopsis: Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janiero during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Gera Camilo
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
Screenwriter: Fernando Meirelles, Braulio Mantovani
Producer: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Screenwriter: Fernando Meirelles, Braulio Mantovani
Producer: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Mauricio Andrade Ramos
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Heartbreaking and savage without being affectedly artsy or lingering. It employs sound and visuals that have a knack for conveying senses of humour, rhythms of days and the auras and values of people.
01/19/03
This marvellous film ... testifies to the awesome creativity of Brazil's underclass.
01/07/03
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01/06/03
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12/24/02
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Harsh and extremely shocking. And also one of the most moving and forceful films of the year.
11/14/02
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11/01/07
La violencia mostrada en la película es extrema, pero no es utilizada para vender ni tampoco para asistir a la historia. La violencia es la historia, su motor y su ser.
05/02/06
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City of God is not the easiest film to watch, but it is a masterpiece all the same, maybe the best crime drama since the Godfather films.
01/15/05
"City" isn't supposed to be entertainment but an indictment of the byproduct of poverty. Under those terms, it's impossible not to be moved by the film's searing honesty.
07/05/04
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