| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Series |
Miramax award-winning collection |
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Miramax award-winning collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. |
| Language |
In Brazilian Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and English for the hearing impaired. Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Do romance de [(Based on) the novel by] Paulo Lins. |
| Cast |
Alexandre Rodrigues (Buscapé/Rocket), Leandro Firmino da Hora (Zé Pequeno/L'il Zé), Phellipe Haagensen (Bené), Douglas Silva (Dadinho), Jonathan Haagensen (Cabeleira), Matheus Nachtergaele (Sandro Cenoura), Seu Jorge (Mané Galinha). |
| Credits |
Cinematografia, César Charlone ; montagem [editor], Daniel Rezende ; direção de arte [art direction], Tulé Peake ; música original, Antonio Pinto e Ed Côrtes ; figurino [costumes] Bia Salgado e Inès Salgado. |
| Event |
Originally produced as a Brazilian motion picture in 2002. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R for strong brutal violence, sexuality, drug content, and language. |
| Summary |
Built in the 1960s, Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a sprawling housing project built to keep the poor as far as possible from Rio's glamorous beaches and resorts. By the 1980s, it has degenerated into a war zone so dangerous that visitors from outside risk being shot to death on sight, a poisonous stew of poverty, drugs, and crime. "If you run away, they get you, and if you stay, they get you, too," says Rocket, who wants to be a photographer. Rocket's brother, friends, and neighbors begin with truck stick-ups, which lead to brothel hold-ups that lead to murder that leads to coke dealing that leads to street brawls with armies of gun-toting 11-year-olds. Soon a full-scale gang war rages in the City of God--understandably not covered by wary Rio photojournalists--but just the opportunity Rocket needs to make his move, get a job at a newspaper, and get out. |
| Contents |
Chasing the chicken -- In the city of God -- Motel job -- See no evil -- Shorty suspects -- Buried alive -- Seventies -- Apartment -- L'il Zé -- Local drug trade -- Bené's new 'do' -- Runts -- Hand or foot -- Knockout Ned -- Goodnight sweet prince -- Killing spree -- Ned goes over -- Rampage -- Rocket -- Take my picture -- Front page -- Guns like candy -- Bloodbath -- Rocket sees all -- End credits. |
| Note |
Special features: News from a personal war [featurette] (57 min.); Sneak peeks [trailers] (5 min.). |
| Awards |
Winner, 2003 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: Melhor Filme (Best Picture); Melhor Diretor (Best Director)--Fernando Meirelles; Melhor Roteiro Adaptado (Best Screenplay, Adapted)--Braulio Mantovani; Melhor Fotografia (Best Cinematography)--César Charlone; Melhor Montagem (Best Editing)--Daniel Rezende; Melhor Som (Best Sound)--Guilherme Ayrosa, Paulo Ricardo Nunes, Alessandro Laroca, Alejandro Quevedo, Carlos Honc, Roland N. Thai, Rudy Pi, Adam Sawelson. |
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Lins, Paulo, 1958- -- Film adaptations.
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Young men -- Drama.
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Gangs -- Drama.
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Urban poor -- Drama.
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Photographers -- Drama.
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Juvenile delinquents -- Drama.
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Squatter settlements -- Drama.
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Cities and towns -- Brazil -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Motion pictures, Portuguese.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Salles, Walter, producer.
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Ranvaud, Donald, producer.
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Ribeiro, Andrea Barata, producer.
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Ramos, Maurício Andrade, producer.
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Mantovani, Bráulio, screenwriter.
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Meirelles, Fernando, director.
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Rodrigues, Alexandre, 1983- actor.
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Firmino, Leandro, 1978- actor.
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Lund, Kátia, director.
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Haagensen, Phellipe, 1984- actor.
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Haagensen, Jonathan, 1983- actor.
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Silva, Douglas, actor.
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Nachtergaele, Matheus, 1969- actor.
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Seu Jorge, 1970-
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Lins, Paulo, 1958-
Cidade de Deus.
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Miramax Films.
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Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A.
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Brazil. Ministério da Cultura.
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02 Filmes (Firm).
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VideoFilmes (Firm).
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Globo Filmes (Firm).
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Lumiere (Firm).
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Wild Bunch (Firm).
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm).
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm).
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| Added Title |
Cidade de Deus |
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Cidade de Deus (Motion picture).
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| ISBN |
0788847767 |
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9780788847769 |
| Standard No. |
786936223897 |
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031398137269 |
| Music No. |
031545 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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