City of God

8.4/10 ★★★★★
Movie · 2002
In Rio's dangerous favelas, one photographs the brutal reality, the other creates it.
Crime Drama
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 Leandro Firmino Phellipe Haagensen Douglas Silva Jonathan Haagensen
Director: Fernando Meirelles
⚠️ Content advisory: Violence Drug use Strong language
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