City of God

About 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.

Fernando Meirelles's City of God is a 2002 crime film. It runs 129 minutes and was released in August 2002.

Its themes are photographer, introspective, police brutality, and street gang. The film began as real events.

Alexandre Rodrigues stars as Buscapé, Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno, Phellipe Haagensen as Bené, and Douglas Silva as Dadinho. The screenplay is by Bráulio Mantovani. It was produced by Globo Filmes, Hank Levine Film & Music, and Lumière. American members can watch it on Paramount Plus Essential.

Straight Outta Compton, Boyz n the Hood, and Gomorrah make useful companions to City of God, all filed under gangster and ghetto. TMDB voters put it at 8.4 out of 10 across 8,583 votes and it carries a R rating.