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City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
Crime, Drama - 2002
City of God
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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.
Director:
,
Fernando Meirelles
Cast:
,
Seu Jorge
,
Alexandre Rodrigues
,
Leandro Firmino
,
Phellipe Haagensen
,
Douglas Silva
,
Jonathan Haagensen
,
Matheus Nachtergaele
,
Jefechander Suplino
,
Alice Braga
,
Roberta Rodrigues

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
129 min
Release date:
30 Aug 2002
Country:
BR, FR, DE
Languages:
Portuguese
Budget:
$3,300,000
Revenue:
$30,641,770
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 74 wins & 50 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
I came away from this film impressed by its narrative control but unmoved by anything it had to say.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
8 Nov 2011
fresh:
City of God delivers a bruising, visceral experience of the vicious spiral of violence that draws kids into a life of crime, brutality and murder as the only avenue open to them.
– David Rooney,
Variety,
17 Jun 2009
fresh:
The performances, many from non-pros, are terrific.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Difficult to watch but hard to look away from.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
19 May 2004
fresh:
The living conditions it projects are as horrendous as I had feared, but the movie is surprisingly easy to take as a rollicking homicidal entertainment.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
11 Mar 2004
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