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 - Rocket
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
Alice Braga
Angélica
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Roberta Rodrigues
Berenice - Bernice
Luis Otávio
Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Kiko Marques
Cabeção - Melonhead
Production
Company
O2 Filmes
Company
VideoFilmes
Company
Wild Bunch
Company
Hank Levine Film & Music
Company
Globo Filmes
Company
Lumière
Producer
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Daniel Filho
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