City of God

Name: City of God
Released: 2002

2002R2h 9m

Nominated for 4 Oscars

Drama
Crime

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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.

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: Bráulio Mantovani
Music: Ed Cortês, Antonio Pinto
Cinematography: César Charlone
Rated: R · Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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Cast

Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé
Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho
Phellipe HaagensenBené
Douglas SilvaDadinho
Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira
Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura
Seu JorgeMané Galinha
Jefechander SuplinoAlicate
Alice BragaAngélica
Emerson GomesBarbantinho

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