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.
DirectorFernando Meirelles
ProducersDonald Ranvaud, Juliette Renaud, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Daniel Filho, Marc Beauchamps, Vincent Maraval, Hank Levine, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Walter Salles
ScreenplayBráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins
Top Casts
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga
Angélica
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho - Stringy
Details
LanguagePortuguese
Production companiesO2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière
Budget3300000
Homepagehttp://cidadededeus.globo.com/
TaglineIf you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
