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City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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.
More about City of God
Cast
Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé
Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho
Phellipe HaagensenBené
Douglas SilvaDadinho
Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira
Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura
Seu JorgeMané Galinha
Jefechander SuplinoAlicateCredits
- Directed by
- Fernando Meirelles
- Written by
- Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Original title
- Cidade de Deus
- Budget
- $3.3M
- Box office
- $30.6M
Production
O2 FilmesBrazil
VideoFilmesBrazil
Wild BunchFrance- Hank Levine Film & MusicGermany
Globo FilmesBrazil
LumièreBrazil
