City of God
If you run you're dead... if you stay, you're dead again. Period.
Synopsis:
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes…
Original title
City of God
Director
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Stars
Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Douglas Silva, Jefechander Suplino, Jonathan Haagensen, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen, Roberta Rodrigues, Seu Jorge
Release Date
13 Feb 2004
Rated
R
Runtime
130 min
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 66 wins & 38 nominations.
Country
Brazil, France, Germany
Budget
USD $3 300 000,00
Revenue
USD $30 641 770,00
Popularity
17.078
Status
Released
ID IMDb.com
tt0317248
IMDB Rating
8.6
IMDB votes
639,695
ID Themoviedb.org
598
TMDb Rating
8.4
TMDb votes
3260