In 2003 Cidade de Deus (City of God) was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. An overwhelming movie about life in one of the infamous suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, based on a book by Paulo Lins. Eventually, this film won no less than 4 Oscars in 2004, namely; best director, best editing, best edited screenplay and best cinematography. In honor of its release 20 years ago, we will screen this film in KINO.
Credits
Regie
Fernando Meirelles & Katia Lund
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele
Genre
misdaad, drama
Speelduur
130 minuten
Land
Brazilië
Taal
Portugees
Ondertiteling
Engels
Storyline
Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes…