City of God = Cidade de Deus /

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 poiso...

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Main Authors:	Pinto, Antonio (Composer), Côrtes, Ed (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Miramax Films, Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A, Brazil. Ministério da Cultura, 02 Filmes (Firm), VideoFilmes (Firm), Globo Filmes (Firm), Lumiere (Firm), Wild Bunch (Firm), Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Salles, Walter (Producer), Ranvaud, Donald (Producer), Ribeiro, Andrea Barata (Producer), Ramos, Maurício Andrade (Producer), Mantovani, Bráulio (Screenwriter), Lund, Kátia (Director), Meirelles, Fernando (Director), Rodrigues, Alexandre, 1983- (Actor), Firmino, Leandro, 1978- (Actor), Haagensen, Phellipe, 1984- (Actor), Silva, Douglas (Actor), Haagensen, Jonathan, 1983- (Actor), Nachtergaele, Matheus, 1969- (Actor), Seu Jorge, 1970- (Actor), Charlone, César (director of photography.), Lins, Paulo, 1958-
Format:	Unknown
Language:	Portuguese English French Spanish
Published:	[São Paulo, Brazil] : O2 Filmes, [2003?]
Series:	Miramax award-winning collection
Subjects:	Lins, Paulo, > 1958- > Film adaptations. Young men > Drama. Gangs > Drama. Urban poor > Drama. Photographers > Drama. Juvenile delinquents > Drama. Squatter settlements > Drama. Cities and towns > Brazil > Social conditions > Drama. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Drama. Feature films. Coming-of-age films. Crime films. Gangster films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Social problem films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.