City of God is a movie directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Paulo Lins, first published in 1997. The movie features Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
City of God is set in a city renowned for its natural beauty. The film follows the lives of gangsters and petty criminals living in the Favela. Set from the 1960s through to the 1980s, in the beginning, delinquents make money through hold-ups. In the 1970s, cocaine arrives and takes its place in the criminals’ lives, both dealing and consuming vast amounts.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
130
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
City of God
Original title: Cidade de Deus
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Country: Brazil
Year: 2002
Length: 2h10m
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Year
1997
Pages
448
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
City of God
Original title: Cidade de Deus
Author: Paulo Lins
Country: Brazil
First published in: 1997
Length: 448 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I’ve adapted all three of my novels and it’s been difficult. You can’t objectively make the rational decisions that are needed.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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