City of God
"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
2002-08-30
8.428
pt 129mDramaCrime
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.
Screenplay
Bráulio Mantovani
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Executive Producer
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Bel Berlinck
Producer
Marc Beauchamps
police brutality street gang photographer gangster journalism rio de janeiro gang war ghetto based on true story coming of age favela extreme violence brazil introspective baile funk thrilling gang rivalry 60s cidade de deus
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$30,641,770Budget
$3,300,000Countries
- Brazil
- France
- Germany
Companies
- O2 Filmes
- VideoFilmes
- Wild Bunch
- Hank Levine Film & Music
