City of God

City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. The story was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the characters are not fictitious and the plot is based upon real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb... More

Initial release date:

  • May 18, 2002

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 10 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Cidade de Deus,
  • God's Town,
  • Ciudad de Dios,
  • Grad bogova,
  • Guds stad,
  • Город Бога,
  • Bozji grad,
  • I poli tou Theou,
  • Mesto bohov,
  • Tanri kent,
  • Miasto Boga,
  • Isten városa,
  • La cité de Dieu,
  • Orasul Zeilor,
  • Mesto bohu,
  • Jumala linn

Film

Directed by

Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for an...

Kátia Lund

Kátia Lund (b. 1966 in São Paulo) is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God....

Story by:

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2002
  • Jun 8, 2004
  • Jan 17, 2003
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Production design by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 10 min
  • 2 h 15 min
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Notable filming locations:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 3,300,000

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Awards

Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film Nominees

Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Winners

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Media

Adapted From

City of God

City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus, a favela in Western Rio de Janeiro where Lins grew up. It is the only novel by Lins that has been published. It took Lins 10 years to complete the...

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