City of God
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
Synopsis
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.
- Drama
- Crime
Details
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 30, 2002
- Original Language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil, France, Germany
- Studios
- O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch
- Budget
- $3.3M
- Box Office
- $30.6M
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