City of God

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City of God (2002)

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

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

Drama, Crime · 2h 09m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Fernando Meirelles
Screenplay
Bráulio Mantovani
Novel
Paulo Lins
Director of Photography
César Charlone
Original Music Composer
Ed Cortês, Antonio Pinto
Editor
Daniel Rezende
Producer
Hank Levine, Juliette Renaud, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Walter Salles, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Marc Beauchamps, Donald Ranvaud, Vincent Maraval, Daniel Filho

Details

Original title
Cidade de Deus
Release date
2002-08-30
Runtime
2h 09m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil, France, Germany
Production
O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière
Budget
$3,300,000
Box office
$30,641,770