{"product_id":"city-of-god-シティ-オブ-ゴッド-original-japanese-release-movie-poster-2003-b2-size-51-73-cm-za377-copy-1","title":"“City of God” \/ 「シティ・オブ・ゴッド」, Original Japanese Release Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA840","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"362\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"180\"\u003e2003\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eCity of God\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「シティ・オブ・ゴッド」, the internationally acclaimed Brazilian crime drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eFernando Meirelles\u003c\/strong\u003e and co-directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eKátia Lund\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"674\"\u003eBased on the novel by \u003cstrong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"400\"\u003ePaulo Lins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eCity of God\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely regarded as one of the defining films of the 2000s: urgent, kinetic, brutal, and unforgettable. 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The film combines street-level realism with extraordinary visual energy, using non-professional actors, rapid editing, and a fractured narrative structure to create one of the most powerful crime films of modern cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1534\"\u003eThe film received major international acclaim and earned \u003cstrong data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003efour Academy Award nominations\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1457\"\u003eBest Director\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003eBest Adapted Screenplay\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eBest Cinematography\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003eBest Editing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1553\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1556\"\u003eThis Japanese B2 poster uses a bold, graphic two-tier layout. 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