Douglas Silva

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 .

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.

The movie received four Oscar nominations: Best Achievement in Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Achievement in Directing (Meirelles), Best Achievement in Editing (Daniel Rezende) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Mantovani)

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

In the 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 1980s, where the former friends now have different ideas about the ways their lives should go.

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

External links

• Official movie site