CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 2h 9m · R
City of God

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

84%(8,536)IMDbDramaCrime

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 byFernando Meirelles

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
PT
Released
August 30, 2002
Budget
$3,300,000
Revenue
$30,641,770
Studios
O2 FilmesVideoFilmesWild Bunch

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1 video
Official Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alexandre Rodrigues

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé

Leandro Firmino

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

Dadinho

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha

Jefechander Suplino

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

Angélica

Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho

Creative team
Directed by
Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles
Written by
Bráulio Mantovani
Produced by
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Mauricio Andrade Ramos

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