City of God
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes
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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 title
- Cidade de Deus
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Screenplay
- Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins
- Music
- Antonio Pinto, Ed Cortês
- Cinematography
- César Charlone
- Cast
- Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel Gomes
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Updated July 22, 2026
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