Cidade de Deus (God's Town)

I have seen this movie only recently (2005) and it's easily one of the better foreign films I have seen. Actually, it's probably just about one of the best films I had ever seen. The characters really make this movie come... Full review

Cidade de Deus seems to have a lot of praise on the IMDb boards, and with good reason too. It simply is, in my opinion, one of the best contemporary films ever made. Based on true events and characters who live... Full review

I am a big fan of foreign film, because its great to see directors with different points of view than the average American director. City of God is the epitome of a great foreign film. It shows the classic struggle between... Full review

The film revolves around the, 'City of God,' a favela (or ghetto) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a horrifying area where drug dealers run the community, and where children killing children is not an uncommon occurrence. The story begins with the... Full review

City of God from my point of view was a film like no other. Never have I seen a film that comes at you like a wave of hailstones that never loosens it's grip for a second. Bearing in mind that... Full review

Do not be fooled by the coy charm of the promotional poster. The image of the girl shyly leaning over to kiss the cheek of a bare-backed boy on golden sands drenched in sunlight represents an ideal that many residents of... Full review

I knew nothing of this film before I saw it by chance in a rare Pub open screening, but boy was I glad I got the chance to take a look. I was riveted all night - I completely ignored my... Full review

The film, directed by Fernando Meirelles, tells the story of life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, in an area known as the Cidade De Deus, the City of God. The story is told from the narration of the young... Full review

Every good film manipulates the audience on an emotional level....you wind up hating the film itself instead of the antagonists within it.....Visually the film is incredibly detailed and sophisticated in its aesthetic.....getting them to cry even when they're happy, the audience is the willing participant in the grand vision of the director..... ... Full Review

The cinematography was awesome.....the movie is not worth it but I'll list all the good actors in no particular order:....Let me state that all the actors in this film were very good.....I hated every single one of their characters..... ... Full Review

I enjoyed this film a lot....framing compositions and the editing is straightforward.....The film accomplishes his objectives so well....The biggest shock and the most powerful sequence of City of God took place when the credits rolled.....not only did the gang war actually happen but good portions of the film were real..... ... Full Review

I enjoyed this film a lot....framing compositions and the editing is straightforward.....The film accomplishes his objectives so well....The biggest shock and the most powerful sequence of City of God took place when the credits rolled.....not only did the gang war actually happen but good portions of the film were real..... ... Full Review

City of God is the most visually inventive, vibrant, and enthusiastic crime film since Pulp Fiction .....Despite such raves, Academy voters snubbed the film for a best foreign film Oscar in 2002, most likely due to its limited accessibility.....it's a classic action movie.....Meirelles' enthusiasm for his movie doesn't overshadow the filmmaker's grounded insistence....Meirelles is more optimistic about the chances of Daniel Rezende, up for best film editing..... ... Full Review

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The first decade of 21st-century cinema has surely belonged to Latin America, to the films and film-makers of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. The success of Amores perros (2000), Y tu mam? tambi?n (2001) and City of God (2002) began a... ... Full Article

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