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City of God

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

Director
Fernando Meirelles
Year
2002
Runtime
2h 9m
Rated
R
Release
2002
Language
pt
Country
BR

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #gang war
  • #extreme violence
  • #gang rivalry
  • #brazil
  • #thrilling
  • #cidade de deus
  • #60s
  • #police brutality
  • #baile funk
  • #based on true story
  • #gangster
  • #coming of age

  • Directed by

    Fernando Meirelles

  • Written by

    Bráulio Mantovani

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