City of God

Aug 30, 2002

2h 9m

★ 8.4

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

O2 Filmes

VideoFilmes

Wild Bunch

Hank Levine Film & Music

Globo Filmes

Lumière

City of God Trailers

Cast

Buscapé - Rocket

Alexandre Rodrigues

Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Leandro Firmino

Bené - Benny

Phellipe Haagensen

Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Douglas Silva

Cabeleira - Shaggy

Jonathan Haagensen

Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Matheus Nachtergaele

Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Seu Jorge

Alicate - Clipper

Jefechander Suplino

Angélica

Alice Braga

Barbantinho - Stringy

Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy

Edson Oliveira

Bené Criança - Young Benny

Michel Gomes

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