City of God (2002)
Release: August 30, 2002 | Runtime: 2h 9m | Rating: 8.4
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.
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
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Main 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
- Seu Jorge as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
- Jefechander Suplino as Alicate - Clipper
- Alice Braga as Angélica
- Emerson Gomes as Barbantinho - Stringy
- Edson Oliveira as Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
- Michel Gomes as Bené Criança - Young Benny
- Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice - Bernice
- Luis Otávio as Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
- Kiko Marques as Cabeção - Melonhead
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What is City of God about?
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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