City of God vs Djon Africa
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Djon Africa). Djon Africa is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Djon Africa| City of God | Djon Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Isabel Cardoso, Bitori Nha Bibinha, Patrícia Soso |
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.
Djon Africa
Miguel —alias Tibars, alias “Djon África,” born and raised in Portugal— is a kindhearted Rastafarian who loves women and lives a carefree life. Until one day a stranger tells him he's the spitting image of his father, “a player and a crook.” His father, whom he never even knew! This intriguing discovery makes him change tack. Particularly when his grandmother, who always took care of him, finally tells him how his father was in prison; how sad…
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