City of God

2004 • 129 minutes

About this movie

Celebrated with worldwide acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous prestigious awards around the globe! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God" are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with a different eye, the eye of an artist. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out!

Ratings and reviews

If u liked this movie, u should also c City of Men, The Elite Squad 1 & 2, they were even better than City of God imo

Beautiful weather, women and scenery – things people typically associate with Brazil. Now imagine that world with guns, drugs, lunatics (one in particular) and poverty. Welcome to Rio's City of God! While most will ignore the movie’s critique and presentation of socio-economic inequality, they will still find an outstandingly written film with great dialogue, an engaging story, superb acting and a great soundtrack.

Now that you know my password hint, I just wanted to say that Lil Ze is the greatest character of all time. Absolutely ruthless yet humanized almost to the point of endearment. All the characters are well developed and tell a great story. Gritty gangster drama straight from the favela known as Rio's Cidade de Deus (City of God). Storytelling masterpiece.