A Prophet vs City of God
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.6/10 for A Prophet). City of God is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 35m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Prophet
City of God| A Prophet | City of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Jacques Audiard | Fernando Meirelles |
| Main cast | Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Slimane Dazi, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen |
Synopsis
A Prophet
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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