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City of God

Original title: Cidade de Deus

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

★ 8.4 TMDB Rating · 8.5K votes

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.

Director
Fernando Meirelles
Release date
Aug 30, 2002
Original language
Portuguese
Origin
Brazil

Cast of City of God

  • Portrait of Alexandre Rodrigues

    Alexandre Rodrigues

    Buscapé

  • Portrait of Leandro Firmino

    Leandro Firmino

    Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

  • Portrait of Phellipe Haagensen

    Phellipe Haagensen

    Bené

  • Portrait of Douglas Silva

    Douglas Silva

    Dadinho

  • Portrait of Jonathan Haagensen

    Jonathan Haagensen

    Cabeleira

  • Portrait of Matheus Nachtergaele

    Matheus Nachtergaele

    Sandro Cenoura

  • Portrait of Seu Jorge

    Seu Jorge

    Mané Galinha

  • Portrait of Jefechander Suplino

    Jefechander Suplino

    Alicate

  • Portrait of Alice Braga

    Alice Braga

    Angélica

  • Emerson Gomes

    Barbantinho

  • Portrait of Edson Oliveira

    Edson Oliveira

    Barbantinho Adulto

  • Portrait of Michel Gomes

    Michel Gomes

    Bené Criança

Where to Stream City of God by Country

United States
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, HooplaRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India
Rent or buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
Canada
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store

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