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City of God

City of God

Film · 2002

Original titleCidade de Deus

Original languagePortuguese

Runtime2 hours 9 minutes

GenreDramaCrime

Set inc. 1966Depictsc. 1970 to c. 1981≈ date uncertain
Letterboxd average
4.6 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0414Last checked

Directed byFernando Meirelles
about 36 years
between the events and the release
about 1966 → 2002

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Production Information

Written by
Bráulio Mantovani
Cinematography
César Charlone
Production design
Tulé Peak
Costume design
Inês SalgadoBia Salgado
Music by
Antonio PintoEd Cortês
Production countries
BrazilFranceGermany
Production company
O2 FilmesVideoFilmesWild BunchHank Levine Film & MusicGlobo FilmesLumière
Filmed in
Brazil
Budget
$3.3 million
Box office
$30.6 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB; where it was filmed from Wikidata.

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