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City of God(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-08-30
84%
8024 Votes
Time: 2h 9m
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.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil,
France,
Germany
Budget: $3,300,000.00
Revenue: $30,641,770.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Hank Levine Film & Music
Lumière
Movie: City of God
Top 10 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
Video Trailer City of God
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Destiny
Getting Out
Lesson Learned
Looking for Paradise
Man Down
Man of the Year
The Gangster Life
The Getaway
The Tender Trio
All 11 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
Destiny - Clip
Getting Out - Clip
Lesson Learned - Clip
Looking for Paradise - Clip
Man Down - Clip
Man of the Year - Clip
The Gangster Life - Clip
The Getaway - Clip
The Tender Trio - Clip
The Turf - Clip
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