City of God
"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
2002-08-30
8.43
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.
Author
Paulo Lins
Screenplay
Bráulio Mantovani
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Executive Producer
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Bel Berlinck
street gang photographer gangster rio de janeiro gang war ghetto coming of age introspective brazilian cinema critical tense conceited based on real events
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$30,641,770Budget
$3,300,000Countries
- Brazil
- France
- Germany
Companies
- O2 Filmes
- VideoFilmes
- Wild Bunch
- Hank Levine Film & Music
