City of God

Buddah420 recommended this 9 months ago

Great

wonjihyun recommended this 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Best

cantflap43 recommended this 1 year, 2 months ago

A film depicting the rise of organized crime in the city of Cidade de Deus (english translation: City of God), Rio De Janeiro. The story follows two individuals, one who lives a life of crime, eventually growing to become the city boss, the other choosing a life as a photographer.

Strong acting performances, strong characters and detailed story telling make this a must see. 8/10

rcarvell recommended this 1 year, 3 months ago

Amongst the very best. Epic.

ymohamed recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

great movie

VikramDeo recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Super movie, very good acting and story line. The characters are something, which you will never forget!

Midnight297 recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

inspiring in a weird way.

rel333 recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

Amazing and beautiful

mlegris recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

One of the best movies of all time!

diannagraf recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

this film was recommended for me so i watched it. and i LOVED it. what an incredible piece of film-making. thanks, Hunch.

thebigsovereign recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

What Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil did for Savannah, GA, City of God did to launch a favela tourist industry (which I'm not ashamed to say I've patronized). This captures the joy, culture, and terror of the favela communities during the worst of the gang wars. Highly stylized and engaging. A great movie.

aravindaa recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

You cant find a more raw story..with such real characters, because all the characters are real, the actors were picked up in the neighborhood where this was shot..

yosbor recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

recommended

jeffelder recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

Amazing movie sometimes called "The real 'Slumdog Millionaire'."

lejaclyn recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

The story of a city told through 18 characters played by real locals and based on a novel on real events. The narrative is told in a non-linear style à la Pulp Fiction and is a story of violence, but that's where the similarities end. The cinematography is gorgeous, and the film will have you thinking and wanting to discuss with your friends. Raw, stunning, visual masterpiece--highly recommended.

xanderwebs recommended this 2 years ago

Great movie

tym2 recommended this 2 years ago

One of the best foreign movies of its decade.

jessebouman recommended this 2 years ago

I thought this was a phenomenal movie. I tend not to enjoy movies with subtitles, but it didn't bother me in this movie one bit.

horstjankowski recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

i like

tonytest recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

Good but disturbing.

amymcf recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

Dark, violent, disturbing, depressing, sad, accurate depiction of life in the favelas of Brazil.

janel recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

this movie was crazy!!!!!!!!!

mini_chris recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

One of the best "gangster" movies of all time.

chris recommended this 2 years, 2 months ago

One of the best "gangster" movies of all time.