Cuando tu película es tan real que te convierte en CRIMINAL

Everything depicted in City of God is dangerous, and filming it was too. Director Fernando Meirelles became obsessed with realism: poverty, instant fame, a complete lack of restraint, and an aftermath no one wanted to talk about. Get my screenwriting course and save 20% using the code ZEPFILMSYT at checkout https://shop.zepfilms.com/s/8p651iqbcfq Become a ZEPFILMS member 🟢 https://www.youtube.com/zepfilms/join 00:00 - Introduction 00:56 - The director obsessed with realism 02:00 - Meeting the author 03:35 - A new team 05:20 - The real City of God 07:45 - Casting too realistic 11:58 - The warning short 14:55 - Dangerous shoot 18:05 - The most violent scene 20:48 - Premiere, phenomenon, and controversies 23:49 - Lawsuit 24:41 - Young people adrift 27:47 - Prison Follow us on our social media! • Instagram:   / zepfilms   • Facebook:   / zepfilms   • TikTok:   / zepfilms   ZEPFILMS © 2026 | Created by Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz https://zepfilms.com City of God is a Brazilian action-drama film, based on a true story written by Paulo Lins. Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, it was released in 2002. The film centers on the war between Zé Pequeno and Mané Galinha, which unfolds in a Rio de Janeiro favela called "City of God." Many of the actors were favela residents. The film's tagline is: "Fight and you'll never survive... Run and you'll never escape..."