Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Director
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Editing
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Director
Academy Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Editing
AFI Fest 2004 - Won - Best International Feature Film
BAFTA Awards 2004 - Nominated - Best Film not in the English Language
BAFTA Awards 2004 - Won - Best Editing
British Independent Film Awards 2003 - Won - Best Foreign Film
Cartagena Film Festival 2003 - Won - Best Director
Cartagena Film Festival 2003 - Won - Best Film
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Actor
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Actress
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Art Direction
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Costume Design
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Makeup
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Music
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actor
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Nominated - Best Supporting Actress
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Adapted Screenplay
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Cinematography
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Director
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Editing
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Film
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2003 - Won - Best Picture
NYFCC Awards 2003 - Won - Best Foreign Film
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City of God
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Film SynopsisCelebrated 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! Get Involved |
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Rated R for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content and language.
Runtime:
130 min.
Genre:
Drama
Countries:
UNITED STATES
FRANCE
BRAZIL
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
• Fight and you'll never survive..... Run and you'll never escape.
Memorable Quotes
Zé Pequeno: The fuck I'm Dadinho! Now, my fucking name is Zé Pequeno!
Bené: I'm a playboy now.
Rocket: You need more than guts to be a good gangster, you need ideas.
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Directed by
Fernando Meirelles
Writing credits
Bráulio Mantovani
Paulo Lins
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This is only watchable because it takes place in brazil. There are short attempts at cinematography, but mostly I think the video people were on too many drugs to know what they were doing.
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