City of God (2002)

Name: City of God
Released: 2002
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen

• Movies, Crime, Drama

• 129 min

8.4

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Casting: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel Gomes, Roberta Rodrigues, Luis Otávio, Kiko Marques, Gustavo Engracia, Darlan Cunha, Robson Rocha, Thiago Martins, Leandra Miranda, Graziella Moretto, Renato de Souza, Karina Falcão, Sabrina Rosa, Rubens Sabino, Kikito Junqueira, Edson Montenegro, Gero Camilo, Felipe Paulino, Daniel Zettel, Charles Paraventi, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro Seixas, Paulo 'Jacaré' César, Dani Ornellas, Bernardo Santos, Diego Batista, Diego Ferreira, Marcio Vinicios, Micael Borges, Rafael de Castro, Ramon Francisco, Thiago Wallace, Alexander Cerqueira, Alexandre 'China' Tavares, André Pires Martins, António Rodrigues, Bartolomeu Braga, Carlos Henrique Avernas, Cláudio César, Cleiton Ventura, Damião Firmino, Euclides Garcia, Fábio Castor Conceição, Felipe Nogueira, Ivan Martins, John Lima, Jonas Michel, Leandro Lucas, Leandro Dias Batista, Lúcio Andrey, Luis Carlos Rodrigues Oliveira, Luís Nascimento, Marcelo Mello Jr., Márcio Costa, Mário Luiz Costa Oliveira, Nelson Amaral, Omar 'Mazinho' Barcelos, Otto Amorim, Peter Soares, Rafael de Souza, Roberto Miguez, Rómulo 'Guinomo' Sech, Ruy Vitório, Sérgio Bispo, Alex dos Santos, Anderson Bruno Marques, Anderson Lugão, André Luiz Mendes, Antoni Guedes, Bruno Ricardo, Charles Samuel, Éder Júlio Martins, Eduardo 'BR' Piranha, Erick Maximiano Oliveira, Fábio 'Dog' da Cunha, Felipe Villela Mendonça, Frederico Lins, Guilherme Estevam, Guilherme William, Harlem Teixeira, Leandro Gonçalves, Leandro Lima, Leiz Moreira, Leonardo Melo, Luis Carlos Oliveira, Marcello Melo, Marcello 'Máscara' Alves, Wallace Araújo, Wallace Nascimento, Wanderson 'Petão' Lopes, Wellington Costa Ricardo, Wemerson Gonçalves, Wendel Barros, Yuri Krushewsky, Anderson Faria, Arlindo Lopes, Carol Meirelles, Carlos 'Lencinho' Smith, Christiano, Diego Mendes, Jéssica Santos, Lorena Da Silva, Luciana Roque, Marina Mandonça Pinheiro, Michele Gonçalves, Pierre dos Santos, Renan Monteiro, Vinicius Faria, Delano Valentim, Ed Money, Fabiano Gonçalves, Felipe Porto, Francisco Marcos, Leo Generoso, Marcelo António Santos, Marcelo Araújo, Marcos Viana, Maurício Figueiras, Ricardo Lira, Ricardo Rocha da Silva, Wagner Mello, Waldeck Roque, Júlio César Siqueira, Denise Fonseca, Adão Xalebaradã, Edward Boggis, Guti Fraga, Babu Santana, Marcello Costa, Marcos Coutinho, João Soares, Rafael Fontenele, Rosangela Rodrigues, Jota Farias, Mary Sheila, Gil Torres, Paulo Lins, Christian Duurvoort, Olivia Araújo, Tulé Peak
Countries: Brazil, France, Germany
Premiere: 2002-08-30
Status: Released

Tags: street gang, photographer, gangster, rio de janeiro, gang war, ghetto, coming of age, introspective, critical, tense, conceited, sincere, based on real events

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.