City of God (2002)

City of God (2002)

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you. 2002-08-30 Brazil, France, Germany 129 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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 is Buscapé - Rocket
Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino is Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen is Bené - Benny
Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva is Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen is Cabeleira - Shaggy
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele is Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge is Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino is Alicate - Clipper
Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga is Angélica
Angélica
Emerson Gomes is Barbantinho - Stringy
Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira is Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel Gomes is Bené Criança - Young Benny
Bené Criança - Young Benny