Drama ·Crime · Brazil · 2002 · 2h 9m

City of God

Cidade de Deus

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Director
Fernando MeirellesKátia Lund
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé - Rocket Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé Phellipe Haagensen as Bené - Benny Douglas Silva as Dadinho - Li'l Dice Jonathan Haagensen as Cabeleira - Shaggy Matheus Nachtergaele as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Crew
César Charlone — Director of Photography Daniel Rezende — Editor Ed Cortês — Original Music Composer Antonio Pinto — Original Music Composer Bráulio Mantovani — Screenplay Paulo Lins — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer City of God — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
street gangphotographergangsterrio de janeirogang warghettobased on true storycoming of ageintrospectiveconceited
Key Collaborators
Fernando Meirelles Director Kátia Lund Director César Charlone Director of Photography Daniel Rezende Editor Ed Cortês Original Music Composer Antonio Pinto Original Music Composer Bráulio Mantovani Screenplay Paulo Lins Novel Andrea Barata Ribeiro Producer Mauricio Andrade Ramos Producer Marc Beauchamps Producer Daniel Filho Producer
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