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

City of God

8.4 / 10 8.4 2002 2h 9mR

DramaCrime

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.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

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CAST

The people behind the story

Alexandre Rodrigues

Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé

Leandro Firmino

Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe HaagensenBené

Douglas Silva

Douglas SilvaDadinho

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura

Seu Jorge

Seu JorgeMané Galinha

Jefechander Suplino

Jefechander SuplinoAlicate