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

City of God (2002)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Fernando Meirelles
  • Profile picture of Alexandre Rodrigues
    Buscapé - Rocket Alexandre Rodrigues
  • Profile picture of Leandro Firmino
    Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé Leandro Firmino
  • Profile picture of Phellipe Haagensen
    Bené - Benny Phellipe Haagensen
  • Profile picture of Douglas Silva
    Dadinho - Li'l Dice Douglas Silva
  • Profile picture of Jonathan Haagensen
    Cabeleira - Shaggy Jonathan Haagensen
  • Profile picture of Matheus Nachtergaele
    Sandro Cenoura - Carrot Matheus Nachtergaele
  • Profile picture of Seu Jorge
    Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned Seu Jorge
  • Profile picture of Jefechander Suplino
    Alicate - Clipper Jefechander Suplino

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Keywords

  • street gang
  • photographer
  • gangster
  • rio de janeiro
  • gang war
  • ghetto
  • coming of age
  • introspective
  • brazilian cinema
  • critical
  • tense
  • conceited
  • based on real events