Cidade de Deus = City of God /
Cidade de Deus = City of God /
City of God
Miramax Films ; BR apresenta ; Lei Do Audiovisual Ministério da Cultura ; Walter Salles e Donald K. Ranvaud apresentam ; uma realização O2 Filmes e Videofilmes ; co-produção Globo Filmes, Lumière e Wild Bunch ; um filme de Fernando Meirelles ; produção, Andrea Barata Ribeiro e Maurício Andrade Ramos ; roteiro [screenplay], Braulio Mantovani ; co-direção, Katia Lund ; direção, Fernando Meirelles.
- [São Paulo, Brazil] : Burbank, CA : O2 Filmes ; Distributed by Lionsgate, ©2003.
- 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Miramax award-winning collection .
- Miramax award-winning collection. .
Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins. Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.).
Chasing the chicken -- In the city of God -- Motel job -- See no evil -- Shorty suspects -- Buried alive -- Seventies -- Apartment -- L'il Zé -- Local drug trade -- Bené's new 'do' -- Runts -- Hand or foot -- Knockout Ned -- Goodnight sweet prince -- Killing spree -- Ned goes over -- Rampage -- Rocket -- Take my picture -- Front page -- Guns like candy -- Bloodbath -- Rocket sees all -- End credits.
Cinematografia, César Charlone ; montagem [editor], Daniel Rezende ; direção de arte [art direction], Tulé Peake ; música original, Antonio Pinto e Ed Côrtes ; figurino [costumes] Bia Salgado e Inès Salgado. Cinematografia, César Charlone ; montagem [editor], Daniel Rezende ; direção de arte [art direction], Tulé Peake ; música original, Antonio Pinto e Ed Côrtes ; figurino [costumes] Bia Salgado e Inès Salgado.
Alexandre Rodrigues (Buscapé/Rocket), Leandro Firmino da Hora (Zé Pequeno/L'il Zé), Phellipe Haagensen (Bené), Douglas Silva (Dadinho), Jonathan Haagensen (Cabeleira), Matheus Nachtergaele (Sandro Cenoura), Seu Jorge (Mané Galinha).
Originally produced as a Brazilian motion picture in 2002.
Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out.
MPAA rating: Rated R for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content, and language.
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
In Brazilian Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and English for the hearing impaired.
Winner, 2003 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: Melhor Filme (Best Picture); Melhor Diretor (Best Director)--Fernando Meirelles; Melhor Roteiro Adaptado (Best Screenplay, Adapted)--Braulio Mantovani; Melhor Fotografia (Best Cinematography)--César Charlone; Melhor Montagem (Best Editing)--Daniel Rezende; Melhor Som (Best Sound)--Guilherme Ayrosa, Paulo Ricardo Nunes, Alessandro Laroca, Alejandro Quevedo, Carlos Honc, Roland N. Thai, Rudy Pi, Adam Sawelson. 4 Academy Award nominations, including Best Director - Fernando Meirelles.
031398137269
30432 Lionsgate
Lins, Paulo, 1958- --Film adaptations.
Young men--Drama.
Gangs--Drama.
Urban poor--Drama.
Photographers--Drama.
Juvenile delinquents--Drama.
Squatter settlements--Drama.
Cities and towns--Social conditions--Brazil--Drama.
Foreign films.
Film adaptations.
Motion pictures, Portuguese.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins. Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.).
Chasing the chicken -- In the city of God -- Motel job -- See no evil -- Shorty suspects -- Buried alive -- Seventies -- Apartment -- L'il Zé -- Local drug trade -- Bené's new 'do' -- Runts -- Hand or foot -- Knockout Ned -- Goodnight sweet prince -- Killing spree -- Ned goes over -- Rampage -- Rocket -- Take my picture -- Front page -- Guns like candy -- Bloodbath -- Rocket sees all -- End credits.
Cinematografia, César Charlone ; montagem [editor], Daniel Rezende ; direção de arte [art direction], Tulé Peake ; música original, Antonio Pinto e Ed Côrtes ; figurino [costumes] Bia Salgado e Inès Salgado. Cinematografia, César Charlone ; montagem [editor], Daniel Rezende ; direção de arte [art direction], Tulé Peake ; música original, Antonio Pinto e Ed Côrtes ; figurino [costumes] Bia Salgado e Inès Salgado.
Alexandre Rodrigues (Buscapé/Rocket), Leandro Firmino da Hora (Zé Pequeno/L'il Zé), Phellipe Haagensen (Bené), Douglas Silva (Dadinho), Jonathan Haagensen (Cabeleira), Matheus Nachtergaele (Sandro Cenoura), Seu Jorge (Mané Galinha).
Originally produced as a Brazilian motion picture in 2002.
Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out.
MPAA rating: Rated R for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content, and language.
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
In Brazilian Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and English for the hearing impaired.
Winner, 2003 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: Melhor Filme (Best Picture); Melhor Diretor (Best Director)--Fernando Meirelles; Melhor Roteiro Adaptado (Best Screenplay, Adapted)--Braulio Mantovani; Melhor Fotografia (Best Cinematography)--César Charlone; Melhor Montagem (Best Editing)--Daniel Rezende; Melhor Som (Best Sound)--Guilherme Ayrosa, Paulo Ricardo Nunes, Alessandro Laroca, Alejandro Quevedo, Carlos Honc, Roland N. Thai, Rudy Pi, Adam Sawelson. 4 Academy Award nominations, including Best Director - Fernando Meirelles.
031398137269
30432 Lionsgate
Lins, Paulo, 1958- --Film adaptations.
Young men--Drama.
Gangs--Drama.
Urban poor--Drama.
Photographers--Drama.
Juvenile delinquents--Drama.
Squatter settlements--Drama.
Cities and towns--Social conditions--Brazil--Drama.
Foreign films.
Film adaptations.
Motion pictures, Portuguese.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.