City of God
2002
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
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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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- Director
- Fernando Meirelles
- Written by
- Paulo Lins, Bráulio Mantovani
- Produced by
- Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Daniel Filho, Donald Ranvaud
- Composers
- Antonio Pinto, Ed Cortês
- Cinematographer
- César Charlone
- Editor
- Daniel Rezende
- Sound Designer
- Martín Hernández
- Studios
- O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch
- Origin country
- Brazil
- Production countries
- Brazil, France, Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 8.4/10 (8,394 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 79/100
- IMDb
- 8.6/10 (869,206 votes)
Awards
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Director(2004)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Adapted Screenplay(2004)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Cinematography(2004)
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
Gustavo Engracia
Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis
Darlan Cunha
Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries
Robson Rocha
Gelson - Gerson
Crew
Fernando Meirelles
Director
Bráulio Mantovani
Screenplay
Paulo Lins
Novel
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Daniel Filho
Producer
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Hank Levine
Producer
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Producer
Vincent Maraval
Producer
Walter Salles
Producer
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