Movie poster of City of God

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City of God (in Portuguese Cidade de Deus) is a Brazilian movie, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. It was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the novel by Paulo Lins. It was directed by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles. It stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen and Douglas Silva. Download high resolution version (479x705, 70 KB)City of God movie poster. ... Download high resolution version (479x705, 70 KB)City of God movie poster. ... Download high resolution version (480x641, 77 KB)Douglas Silva (actor: Cidade de Deus) Source: Victor Soares/ABr. ... Download high resolution version (480x641, 77 KB)Douglas Silva (actor: Cidade de Deus) Source: Victor Soares/ABr. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paulo Lins is a professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. ... Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9th, 1955, is a Brazilian film director. ...

Most of the actors in the film had never acted before and were, in fact, residents of favelas such as Vidigal and the "City of God" itself. A Rio de Janeiro favela Favela is a term commonly used in Brazil to describe squatter areas such as shanty towns and slums. ...

The movie received four Academy Award nominations in 2004: Best Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Directing (Meirelles), Best Editing (Daniel Rezende) and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (Mantovani). Before that, in 2003 it had been chosen to be Brazil's runner for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated to be one of the five finalists. This was widely regarded as an injustice, which some attributed to the fact that most of the voting members to participate in that category were among the eldest in the Academy, and their vision would be a relatively more conservative one, which would have met the movie with less enthusiasm, given its context and format. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette...

In September 2004, a nine-part spin off series, City of Men, was released on DVD, and broadcast on BBC4.

Tagline: 15 miles from paradise...one man will do anything to tell the world everything.

Plot summary

In the mid-1960s, Little Zé (Leandro Firmino da Hora) and Bené (Phellippe Haagensen) are wannabe gangsters in the dangerous Rio de Janeiro slums called Cidade de Deus ("City of God"). Forward to the 1970s, where the former friends now have different ideas about the ways their lives should go. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ... Cidade de Deus (City of God), is the name of a slum located in the district of Jacarepaguá, west zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...

Cast

Translation into English of character's names that were nicknames are between parenthesis when applicable. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

• Alexandre Rodrigues as "Busca-pé" ("Firecracker")
• Alice Braga as Angélica
• Charles Paraventi as "Tio Sam" ("uncle Sam")
• Christian Duurvoort as "Paulista" (Paulista, a native of the state of São Paulo)
• Daniel Zettel as Thiago
• Danielle Ornellas as "Paraíba's" neighbor
• Darlan Cunha as "Filé com Fritas" ("Steak with Fries")
• Douglas Silva as "Dadinho" ("Li'l Dice" — Zé Pequeno as child)
• Edson Montenegro as "Busca-pé’s" father
• Edson Oliveirra as "Barbantinho" ("Little String")
• Emerson Gomes as "Barbantinho" (as a child)
• Felipe Silva as Rafael
• Gero Camilo as "Paraíba" (Paraíba, a vulgar form of addressing a native of the state of Paraíba)
• Graziella Moretto as Marina Cintra
• Jefechander Suplino as "Alicate" ("Pliers")
• Jonathan Haagensen as "Cabeleira" ("Big Hair")
• Karina Falcão as “Paraíba’s” wife
• Leandra Miranda as "Lúcia Maracanã"
• Leandro Firmino da Hora as "Zé Pequeno" ("Little Joe")
• Luis Otávio as "Busca-pé" (as a child)
• Luiz Carlos Ribeiro Seixas as "Touro" ("Bull")
• Marcos Junqueira as Otávio
• Matheus Nachtergaele as "Sandro Cenoura" ("Carrot Sandro")
• Maurício Marques as "Cabeção" ("Big Head")
• Michel de Souza Gomes as "Bené" (as a child)
• Olívia Araújo as the Motel’s receptionist
• Paulo César "Jacaré" as "Tuba" (the musical instrument)
• Phelipe Haagensen as "Bené" (a common abbreviaton for the name "Benedito")
• Renato de Souza as "Marreco" ("Goose")
• Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice
• Robson Rocha as Gelson
• Rubens Sabino as "Neguinho" (“Blackie”)
• Sabrina Rosa as "Galinha’s" wife
• Seu Jorge as "Mané Galinha" ("Knockout Ned" in the English version — literal translation: "Chicken Ned" – does not imply a coward in Portuguese slang)
• Thiago Martins as "Lampião" (“Lamp”)

• Images of Sérgio Chapelein hosting the Jornal Nacional in 1979 were provided by Rede Globo television network.

Directed by: Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ... Paraíba is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. ... Needle nose pliers Pliers are hand tools primarily for gripping and cutting that use leverage and numerous different jaw configurations to grip, turn, pull, cut or crimp a variety of things. ... Binomial name Daucus carota The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in color with a woody texture. ... The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ... Seu Jorge (b. ... The Kerosene lamp, widely known in Britain as the Paraffin lamp, is any type of lighting device which uses kerosene (paraffin) as a fuel. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... TV Globo is the main television network in Brazil. ... Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9th, 1955, is a Brazilian film director. ...

External links

• Official movie site
• City of God at the Internet Movie Database