Overview
Plot
In Rio de Janeiro's poverty-stricken favelas during the 1970s, two young men take different paths. Rocket becomes a photographer documenting the neighborhood's drug-related violence, while José "Zé" Pequeno pursues an ambitious life as a drug dealer.
- Directors
- Fernando Meirelles
- Cast
- Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel Gomes, Roberta Rodrigues, Luis Otávio, Kiko Marques, Gustavo Engracia, Darlan Cunha, Robson Rocha, Thiago Martins, Leandra Miranda
- Country
- Brazil, France, Germany
- Genre
- Drama, Crime
- Release date
- 2002-08-30
- Studios
- O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière
Plot
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City of God Plot and Cast
Set in the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, the story follows two young men whose lives diverge. Rocket is a budding photographer who captures the escalating drug-related violence around him, while José "Zé" Pequeno, driven by ambition, dives into a dangerous life of crime as a drug dealer.
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