City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
August 30, 2002
129 min
R
PT
✓ Released 8620 days ago
Drama
Crime
8.4
User Score
8,084 votes
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Runtime: 129 min
Budget: $3,300,000
Revenue: $30,641,770
Top 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