City of God

Cidade de Deus

2002·129'

Fernando Meirelles

DramaCrime

PT - Portuguese

Letterboxd TMDB #598

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.

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues Buscapé - Rocket Leandro Firmino Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé Phellipe Haagensen Bené - Benny Douglas Silva Dadinho - Li'l Dice Jonathan Haagensen Cabeleira - Shaggy Matheus Nachtergaele Sandro Cenoura - Carrot Seu Jorge Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned Jefechander Suplino Alicate - Clipper Alice Braga Angélica

Emerson Gomes Barbantinho - Stringy Edson Oliveira Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy Michel Gomes Bené Criança - Young Benny