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IMDb rating 8.6
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Critic rating 9.7

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Critic Colin Kennedy
rated 10

At once a laboratory for cinema technique and a victory for raw heart, this is a snot-nosed, blood-stained masterpiece.

Read full review at Empire
Klaus Wunderlich
rated 6

Reasonable, mainly for the talent of the direction. The story itself doesn't appeal to me in detail.

1 year ago
Critic Marjorie Baumgarten
rated 9

...uses its vision and skill to give voice to the voiceless...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Alex Fenstad
rated 9
20 hours ago
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 10

Flagrende, lunefuld og dirrende af et inciterende tempo i både fortælling og klipning buldrer den derudaf...

Read full review at Cinemazone
adriana faustino
rated 10

Bom de mais

1 year ago
David Lundquist
rated 8

Så himla bra

3 months ago
hannepanneswag3
rated 8

Riktigt bra

1 month ago

Cast & Crew

Matheus Nachtergaele
As Sandro Cenoura
Alice Braga
As Angélica
Charles Paraventi
As Tio Sam - Uncle Sam
Seu Jorge
As Mané Galinha
Babu Santana
As Grande
Roberta Rodrigues
As Berenice

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City of God (2002) is a critically acclaimed crime drama film that tells the story of two young boys, Rocket and Little Zé, who grow up in the notorious Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela of Rio de Janeiro. The film follows their lives as they take different paths, with Rocket dreaming of becoming a photographer and Little Zé becoming a powerful drug lord. The movie explores themes of crime, violence, and redemption in the face of harsh reality. Nominated for four Academy Awards, City of God is widely regarded as a masterpiece and has had a lasting impact on contemporary cinema.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as City of God include Freedom Writers, The Green Mile, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Departed, The Girl Next Door, Back in the Day.

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City of God was released in theaters on February 13, 2004.