City of God

City of God

8.4(7.8K)
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.

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Alexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva
Douglas Silva
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga
Alice Braga
Angélica
Emerson Gomes
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel Gomes
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Roberta Rodrigues
Roberta Rodrigues
Berenice - Bernice
Luis Otávio
Luis Otávio
Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Kiko Marques
Kiko Marques
Cabeção - Melonhead

WriterPaulo Lins

DirectorsErick Maximiano Oliveira, Christian Duurvoort

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Release dateAug 30 2002

Runtime2 hours 9 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagePortuguese

Production companiesO2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière

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