City of God
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City of God

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

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Release date

August 30, 2002

Creator / Director / Author

Fernando Meirelles

Runtime

129 min

Rating

8.4 / 10

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino

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.
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