City of God

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.

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues

Alexandre Rodrigues

as Buscapé - Rocket

Leandro Firmino

Leandro Firmino

as Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe Haagensen

as Bené - Benny

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

as Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

as Cabeleira - Shaggy

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Jefechander Suplino

Jefechander Suplino

as Alicate - Clipper

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

as Angélica

Emerson Gomes

Emerson Gomes

as Barbantinho - Stringy

Reviews

Crazypiglady

It’s a great film and well worthy of its the respect it has. It’s gruelling too, the 18 rating is due to the thread running through the film of continuous and ruthless violence of gangs trying to control their drug area. The is the story told through the eyes of ‘Rocket’ who avoids getting in to the...

CinemaSerf

Told by way of an occasionally narrated retrospective, "Rocket" (Alexandre Rodrigues) tells us a story of his childhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Growing up in a community of newly built boxes, without power or plumbing, that reminded me of a row of concrete beach huts, the community is pr...

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