City of God vs Crimson Gold
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Crimson Gold). Crimson Gold is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Crimson Gold| City of God | Crimson Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | Iran |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Jafar Panahi |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri, Ehsan Amani |
Synopsis
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.
Crimson Gold
Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working-class attire, he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid…
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