City of God · LeviOsa

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City of God · LeviOsa

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

DramaCrime2h 9m

🍅91%

🍅

91%

Tomatometer

🍿

97%

Popcornmeter

8.4

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

11 videos

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Official Trailer

Destiny

Destiny

Looking for Paradise

Looking for Paradise

Man Down

Man Down

The Gangster Life

The Gangster Life

Lesson Learned

Lesson Learned

Details

DirectorFernando Meirelles

ReleasedAug 30, 2002

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

Budget

$3.3M

Revenue

$30.6M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

O2 Filmes

VideoFilmes

Wild BunchHank Levine Film & Music

Globo Filmes

Lumière

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé

Leandro Firmino

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno / Dadinho

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

Dadinho

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha

Jefechander Suplino

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

Angélica

Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho

Edson Oliveira

Edson Oliveira

Barbantinho Adulto

Michel Gomes

Michel Gomes

Bené Criança

Stickers

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

JustWatch TV

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Spectrum On Demand

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

7 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“City of God offers a shocking and disturbing -- but always compelling -- look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero.”

91% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Anupama Chopra

RTFilm CompanionDec 30, 2019

What makes City of God so breathtaking is director Fernando Meirelles' passion for these people - he gives us the color, the music and the humor...

J

J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderNov 8, 2011

I came away from this film impressed by its narrative control but unmoved by anything it had to say.

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Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 22, 2010

Powerful, but only for 17 and up.

P

Paul Emmanuel Enicola

RTMovie-Blogger.comAug 24, 2024

A stark depiction of life outside the city: terrifying, unsettling, but never losing the sense of comedy.

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Information

Title

City of God

Released

Aug 30, 2002

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Brazil, France

Original Audio

Portuguese

Runtime

2h 9m

Status

Released

Studios

O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes

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