City of God vs Pale Moon
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Pale Moon). Pale Moon is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2014). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Pale Moon| City of God | Pale Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Daihachi Yoshida |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Renji Ishibashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Rie Miyazawa |
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.
Pale Moon
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key…
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