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City of God

Year
2002
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Runtime
129 min
Genre
Drama, Crime
Dose
Excellent

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Alexandre RodriguesBuscapé
  • Leandro FirminoZé Pequeno / Dadinho
  • Phellipe HaagensenBené
  • Douglas SilvaDadinho
  • Jonathan HaagensenCabeleira
  • Matheus NachtergaeleSandro Cenoura
  • Seu JorgeMané Galinha
  • Jefechander SuplinoAlicate
  • Alice BragaAngélica
  • Emerson GomesBarbantinho

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