Ciudad de Dios

Rio favelas, 1970s, samba drums fading. A camera and a gun, two paths diverge, one frames the chaos, the other fuels it. Meirelles brings the intensity of Brazilian streets to life.

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Fernando Meirelles directed Ciudad de Dios in 2002. See Fernando Meirelles's full filmography, where to start with Fernando Meirelles, or where to go after you've seen everything by Fernando Meirelles.

Ciudad de Dios was released in 2002 (PT original-language production), with a runtime of 129 minutes.