Cidade de Deus
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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.
City of God is a 2002 Brazilian crime drama that follows two young men from Rio de Janeiro's favelas as they navigate starkly different paths—one as an aspiring photographer documenting violence, the other as a ruthless drug dealer. Released in August 2002, this acclaimed film depicts the poverty and gang warfare that defined 1970s Rio.
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Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé - Rocket
Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe HaagensenBené - Benny
Douglas SilvaDadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu JorgeMané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander SuplinoAlicate - Clipper
Alice BragaAngélica- Emerson GomesBarbantinho - Stringy
Edson OliveiraBarbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel GomesBené Criança - Young Benny
Roberta RodriguesBerenice - Bernice
Luis OtávioBuscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Kiko MarquesCabeção - Melonhead
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Where can I watch City of God?
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When was City of God released?
City of God was released on August 30, 2002.
What is City of God about?
The film follows Rocket, a young photographer documenting his neighborhood's drug-related violence, and Zé Pequeno, an ambitious drug dealer, as their lives diverge against the backdrop of poverty and crime in Rio de Janeiro's favelas during the 1970s.
Is City of God based on a true story?
City of God is based on the 1997 non-fiction book of the same name by Paulo Lins, which documented real events and people from Rio's favelas.
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