City of God vs The Insult
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.5/10 for The Insult). The Insult is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Insult| City of God | The Insult | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Ziad Doueiri |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Talal Jurdi, Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek |
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.
The Insult
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
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