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City of God
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
8.4 / 10• 2002• 2h 9m•R• Portuguese
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé - Rocket
Lead
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate - Clipper
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fernando Meirelles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. City of God is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
