City of God

Drama, Crime

2002

R | 129 minutes

Overview

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.

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues image
Alexandre Rodrigues
Leandro Firmino image
Leandro Firmino
Phellipe Haagensen image
Phellipe Haagensen
Douglas Silva image
Douglas Silva
Jonathan Haagensen image
Jonathan Haagensen
Matheus Nachtergaele image
Matheus Nachtergaele
Seu Jorge image
Seu Jorge
Jefechander Suplino image
Jefechander Suplino
Alice Braga image
Alice Braga
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City of God
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