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Feature film — 2002

City of God (2002)

8.42h 9mDrama — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 8,612 votes.

O2 Filmes / VideoFilmes / Wild Bunch / Hank Levine Film & Music / Globo Filmes / Lumière

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Director: Fernando Meirelles

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Cast & crew

Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé

Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

Phellipe Haagensen as Bené

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené

Douglas Silva as Dadinho

Douglas Silva

Dadinho

Jonathan Haagensen as Cabeleira

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira

Matheus Nachtergaele as Sandro Cenoura

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura

Seu Jorge as Mané Galinha

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha

Jefechander Suplino as Alicate

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate

Alice Braga as Angélica

Alice Braga

Angélica

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Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho

Edson Oliveira as Barbantinho Adulto

Edson Oliveira

Barbantinho Adulto

Michel Gomes as Bené Criança

Michel Gomes

Bené Criança

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