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Movie2002 · 2 hr 9 min · Portuguese

City of God

Cidade de Deus

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

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Synopsis

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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Alexandre Rodrigues photo

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé

Leandro Firmino photo

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

Phellipe Haagensen photo

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené

Douglas Silva photo

Douglas Silva

Dadinho

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Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira

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Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura

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Oscars · 2004

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Oscars · 2004

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Movie Details

DirectorFernando Meirelles

OriginBrazil

Budget$3,300,000

Revenue$30,641,770

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

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Globo Filmes Hank Levine Film & Music

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