City of God
2002
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
August 30, 2002
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Runtime
2h 9m
Cast
Alexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoPhellipe HaagensenDouglas SilvaJonathan HaagensenMatheus NachtergaeleSeu JorgeJefechander SuplinoAlice BragaEmerson Gomes
Production
O2 FilmesVideoFilmesWild BunchHank Levine Film & MusicGlobo FilmesLumière
Genres
DramaCrime