City of God
"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
2002-08-30
8.426
pt 129mDramaCrime
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.
Producer
Hank Levine
Producer
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Production Design
Tulé Peak
Producer
Walter Salles
Production Manager
Claudine Franco
street gang photographer gangster rio de janeiro gang war ghetto based on true story coming of age introspective critical conceited
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$30,641,770Budget
$3,300,000Countries
- Brazil
- France
- Germany
Companies
- O2 Filmes
- VideoFilmes
- Wild Bunch
- Hank Levine Film & Music
