City of God vs The Stoning of Soraya M.
City of God has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.7/10 for The Stoning of Soraya M.). The Stoning of Soraya M. is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 9m. City of God is the older of the two (2002 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
The Stoning of Soraya M.| City of God | The Stoning of Soraya M. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2009 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Navid Negahban, Jim Caviezel, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Navabi, Prasanna Puwanarajah |
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 Stoning of Soraya M.
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
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