8.4 2002 Movie 2h 9m

City of God

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

CrimeDrama

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

Status

Released

Original language

PT

Released

August 30, 2002