2002 • 2h 9m
84%
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
Overview
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
Release Date
8/30/2002
Status
Released
Original Title
Cidade de Deus
Runtime
2h 9m
Budget
$3,300,000
Revenue
$30,641,770
Language
PT
Production Companies
O2 Filmes
VideoFilmes
Wild Bunch
Hank Levine Film & Music
Globo Filmes
Lumière
