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City of God
If you run, you're dead... if you stay, you're dead again.
If you run, you're dead... if you stay, you're dead again.
Crime, Drama - 2002
8.6
91%
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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...
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Waste Land
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An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates...
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The Constant Gardener
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Blindness
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360
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Domésticas
(2001)
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Rio, I Love You
(2014)
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location. The film serves to b...

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
5 Feb 2002
Country:
BR
Languages:
Portuguese
Budget:
$3,300,000
Revenue:
$30,641,770
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 74 wins & 50 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The living conditions it projects are as horrendous as I had feared, but the movie is surprisingly easy to take as a rollicking homicidal entertainment.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
11 Mar 2004
fresh:
Difficult to watch but hard to look away from.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
19 May 2004
fresh:
The performances, many from non-pros, are terrific.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
City of God delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence that draws kids into a life of crime, brutality and murder as the only avenue open to them.
– David Rooney,
Variety,
17 Jun 2009
rotten:
I came away from this film impressed by its narrative control but unmoved by anything it had to say.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
8 Nov 2011
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