DramaCrime
City of God
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
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.
Directed by Elisa Tolomelli, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
August 30, 2002
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
Portuguese
Budget → Revenue
$3.3M → $30.6M
Top cast
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno / Dadinho
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené
Douglas Silva
Dadinho
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate
Alice Braga
Angélica
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança
Roberta Rodrigues
Berenice
Luis Otávio
Buscapé (criança)
Kiko Marques
Cabeção
Gustavo Engracia
Editor do Jornal
Darlan Cunha
Filé-com-Fritas
Robson Rocha
Gelson
Thiago Martins
Lampião
Leandra Miranda
Lúcia Maracanã
