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.
Original Music Composer
Antonio Pinto
Costume Design
Inês Salgado
Screenplay
Bráulio Mantovani
Editor
Daniel Rezende
Visual Effects Supervisor
Renato Batata
Creature Design
Francisco Bispo
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
