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You can watch City of God: 10 Years Later (2013) for free on Kanopy.

City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?

The cast members who once brought Rio's favelas to life on screen must now reckon with the long-term impact of their sudden global fame. This follow-up traces how a single cinematic explosion reshaped their actual destinies within the very streets they portrayed.