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Aka Cidade De Deus

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( fr ) City of God (Cidade de Deus) is a Brazilian film, released in 2002. It was adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the novel City of God (1997) written by Paulo Lins which is based on a true story: the war between Knockout Ned and Li'l Zé is based on their real life counterparts. It was directed by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles. It stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva, and Seu Jorge. The tagline is 'Fight and you'll never survive..... Run and you'll never escape.' It was produced by Brazilian film diector Walter Salles.

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flyintiger   I appreciate Walter Salles for his inspired, personal movies (mostly the short film O primeiro Dia or Central do Brasil), rooted in a dramatic tension but where violence is rather suggested than explicit. Here, with Cidade de Deus, the style is very much in line with the universe of Soderbergh or Tarantino (don't you think that the character of Little Zé is a look-alike of Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction?). I liked this movie quite much though, with its favela-gang style and the character of the young photographer which makes this movie more interesting than just another gang story.

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