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City of God

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Cidade de Deus

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

2002·129 min·Released
Studio: Globo Filmes, Hank Levine Film & Music, Lumière, O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch
8.4TMDb
8.6IMDb
91%RT
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Theatrical Aug 30, 2002
Nexus ms28818TMDb 598IMDb tt0317248
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Brazil · Portuguese · Foreign

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.

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Budget
$3M
Revenue
$31M
TMDb Votes
8,159
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