City of God vs Sweet Sixteen
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7/10 for Sweet Sixteen). Sweet Sixteen is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 9m. Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Sweet Sixteen| City of God | Sweet Sixteen | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Ken Loach |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Jon Morrison, William Ruane, Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, Michelle Abercromby |
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.
Sweet Sixteen
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
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