• Director(s)

    Fernando Meirelles

  • Production Year

    2002

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues, Firmino da Hora, Phelipe Haagensen, Johnathan Haagensen

Film

City Of God - Cidade De Deus

Contains strong language, drug use and violence

In the slums of Rio de Janeiro, one boy wants to become a photographer while his friend wants to lead a gang. Scenes of strong violence and drug misuse often involve child characters and occur in a realistic context.…

In the slums of Rio de Janeiro, one boy wants to become a photographer while his friend wants to lead a gang. Scenes of strong violence and drug misuse often involve child characters and occur in a realistic context.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

injury detail

nudity

  • Director(s)

    Fernando Meirelles

  • Production Year

    2002

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Alexandre Rodrigues, Firmino da Hora, Phelipe Haagensen, Johnathan Haagensen

Contains strong language, drug use, and violence.
Classified Date:
05/11/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK
violence
Scenes of strong violence include shootings, with resultant sight of blood and injury detail.
language
Frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and moderate language, including 'faggot', 'bitch' and 'slut'.
drugs
There are occasional scenes of drugs use, including cocaine snorting.
additional issues
Infrequent scenes of sex and nudity.
Contains strong language, drug use and violence
Classified Date:
13/11/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
violence
Scenes of strong violence include shootings and stabbings, with resultant sight of blood and injury detail. Violence is both perpetrated by and against young people. In a scene of domestic violence, a man murders his wife using a shovel. There are verbal references to rape.
threat and horror
There are intense scenes of threat, including robberies in which shop owners and members of the public are threatened with guns.
language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including 'bitch' and 'slut'.
sex
A man and woman are shown having sex, although with limited sight of nudity. There are also some detailed verbal descriptions of sexual activity during conversations.
discrimination
There is use of discriminatory language, including 'faggot'.
drugs
There are scenes of drug dealing and drug misuse, including marijuana smoking and cocaine snorting. The drug dealing and drug misuse often involves child characters.
injury detail
There is sight of dead bodies, blood and injuries in the aftermath of violence.
nudity
There is full frontal nudity.
additional issues
Infrequent scenes of sex and nudity.
Contains strong language, drug use and violence
Classified Date:
08/07/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
violence
Scenes of strong violence include shootings, with resultant sight of blood and injury detail.
language
Frequent use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and moderate language, including 'faggot', 'bitch' and 'slut'.
drugs
There are occasional scenes of drugs use, including cocaine snorting.
additional issues
Infrequent scenes of sex and nudity.
Classified Date:
11/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
27/11/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Buena Vista International UK

  • Classified date

    13/11/2003

  • BBFC reference

    BVF180462

  • Language

    Portuguese