City of God

City of God

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

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.

Release Date

August 30, 2002

Status

Released

Original Title

Cidade de Deus

Runtime

2h 9min

Budget

$3,300,000

Revenue

$30,641,770

Language

Portuguese