City of God
2002·Movie
·2h 9min·
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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.
Gritty Crime SagaBrazilian FavelasVisceral ViolenceEpic Coming-of-AgeSocial RealismDynamic StorytellingFast-Paced & IntenseStunning CinematographyTragic Character Arcs
Actors
Crew
Directed by:
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund, Lúcio Andrey
Written by:
Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins, Paulo Lins
Produced by:
Daniel Filho, Walter Salles, Vincent Maraval
Composed by:
Roland N. Thai, Antonio Pinto, Martín Hernández
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