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, Phellipe Haagensen and Douglas Silva.
Most of the actors in the film had never acted before and were, in fact, residents of the "City of God" favela.
The movie received four Academy Awards 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)
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In the 1960s, Little Ze (Firmino da Hora), Bene (Haagensen) and Rocket (Silva) are wannabe gangsters in the dangerous Rio de Janeiro slums called "The City of God". Forward to the 1980s, where the former friends now have different ideas about the ways their lives should go.
