City of God (2002)

Name: City of God
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2002-08-30
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 8.4

U/A 13+ 30/08/2002

Drama, Crime

2 hr 9 min

84%

Status : Released
Budget : $3,300,000
Revenue :$30,641,770

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

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.

Status : Released
Budget : $3,300,000
Revenue :$30,641,770

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

Overview

Top Billed Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé - Rocket

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené - Benny

Douglas Silva

Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira - Shaggy

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate - Clipper

Alice Braga

Angélica

Edson Oliveira

Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy

Michel Gomes

Bené Criança - Young Benny

Roberta Rodrigues

Berenice - Bernice

Luis Otávio

Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket

Kiko Marques

Cabeção - Melonhead

Gustavo Engracia

Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis

Darlan Cunha

Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries

Thiago Martins

Lampião

Graziella Moretto

Marina Cintra

Renato de Souza

Marreco - Goose

Sabrina Rosa

Namorada do Galinha - Knockout's Girlfriend

Kikito Junqueira

Otávio

Edson Montenegro

Pai Buscapé - Rocket's Father

Gero Camilo

Paraíba - Shorty

Felipe Paulino

Rafael

Charles Paraventi

Tio Sam - Uncle Sam

Dani Ornellas

Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor

Micael Borges

Caixa Baixa - Runts

Ramon Francisco

Caixa Baixa - Runts

Lúcio Andrey

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

Marcelo Mello Jr.

Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang

Marcello Melo

Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang

Arlindo Lopes

Cocotas - Groovies

Lorena Da Silva

Cocotas - Groovies

Renan Monteiro

Cocotas - Groovies

Guti Fraga

Gerente do supermercado - Supermarket Manager

Babu Santana

Grande - Big Boy

Mary Sheila

Mulher do Neguinho - Blacky's Wife

Olivia Araújo

Recepcionista do Motel

Tulé Peak

Newspaper Employee (uncredited)

Crew Members

Tulé Peak

Production Design

Walter Salles

Producer

César Charlone

Director of Photography

Anna Van Steen

Makeup Artist

Daniel Rezende

Editor

Bráulio Mantovani

Screenplay

Donald Ranvaud

Producer

Vincent Maraval

Producer

Daniel Filho

Producer

Antonio Pinto

Original Music Composer

Martín Hernández

Sound Designer

Isabella Teixeira

Second Assistant Director

Lúcio Andrey

Assistant Director Trainee

Fernando Meirelles

Director

Kátia Lund

Co-Director

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