CITY OF GOD
by Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
synopsis
Cidade de Deus is a hoiusing project built in the 1960' that, in the early 80's became one of the most dangerous place in Rio de Janeiro. Fusée is too scared and too sensible to become a criminal, but too intelligent to work small jobs and pay badly. Her grows up in this violent place where everything is against him. but he discovers that he can see reality differently: from an artistic point of view. He will eventually become a photographer. This, is his redemption.
international title: | City of God |
original title: | Cidade de Deus |
country: | France, Brazil, United States |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | UK 03/01/2003, GR 31/01/2003, ES 31/01/2003, NL 06/02/2003, FR 12/03/2003, HU 13/03/2003, PT 21/03/2003, BE 07/05/2003, DE 08/05/2003, AT 09/05/2003, IT 09/05/2003, FI 12/09/2003, SE 17/10/2003, IC 28 |
screenplay: | Bráulio Mantovani |
cast: | Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele |
cinematography by: | César Charlone |
film editing: | Daniel Rezende |
art director: | Tulé Peak |
costumes designer: | Bia Salgado, Inês Salgado |
music: | Ed Cortês, Antonio Pinto |
producer: | Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Marc Beauchamps, Bel Berlinck, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Daniel Filho, Hank Levine, Vincent Maraval, Donald Ranvaud, Juliette Renaud, Walter Salles, Elisa Tolomelli |
production: | StudioCanal, Wild Bunch Production, O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Globo Filmes, Lereby Productions (BR), Lumiere Productions (US) |
distributor: | Mars Films Distribution, Buena Vista International (UK), Constantin Film (DE), Frenetic Films (CH), Highlight Film (DE), Mikado (IT), Miramax Films (IT), New Age Entertainment (PT), Paradiso Home Entertainment (NL) |