City of God
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
2002•R•2h 9m•8.4•Released
DramaCrime
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
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$31M
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
O2 Filmes
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
Production
Company
O2 Filmes
Company
VideoFilmes
Company
Wild Bunch
Company
Hank Levine Film & Music
Company
Globo Filmes
Company
Lumière
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Producer
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
Daniel Filho
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