Drama · Crime

City of God

Directed byFernando Meirelles

2002 · 2h 9m · Kijkwijzer 16 · 4.7 ★ 5 ratings on Kino

Synopsis

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 & crew

Cast

  • Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé - Rocket
  • Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
  • Phellipe HaagensenBené - Benny
  • Douglas SilvaDadinho - Li'l Dice
  • Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira - Shaggy
  • Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura - Carrot
  • Seu JorgeMané Galinha - Knockout Ned
  • Jefechander SuplinoAlicate - Clipper
  • Alice BragaAngélica
  • Emerson GomesBarbantinho - Stringy
  • Edson OliveiraBarbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
  • Michel GomesBené Criança - Young Benny

Crew

  • Fernando MeirellesDirector
  • Bráulio MantovaniWriter