Movie·2002·2h 9m
City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Cidade de Deus
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.
Written By
Bráulio Mantovani
Producer
Hank Levine, Juliette Renaud
Cinematography
César Charlone
Music
Ed Cortês
Editor
Daniel Rezende
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Crew
Hank Levine
Producer
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Producer
Walter Salles
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
César Charlone
Director of Photography
Daniel Rezende
Editor
Bráulio Mantovani
Screenplay
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Vincent Maraval
Producer
Daniel Filho
Producer
Ed Cortês
Original Music Composer
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