City of God
"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."
Apple TVIn 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.
Box Office
Budget
$3,300,000
Revenue
$30,641,770
Profit/Loss
+ $27,341,770
Cast (150)
Writers
Producers
Hank Levine
Producer
Juliette Renaud
Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Producer
Walter Salles
Producer
Age 46 (now 70)
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Producer
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
Donald Ranvaud
Producer
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Vincent Maraval
Producer
Age 34 (now 57)
Daniel Filho
Producer
Age 64 (now 88)
Bel Berlinck
Executive Producer
Cinematographers
Original Title
Cidade de Deus
Original Language
pt
Spoken Languages
Portuguese
Production Countries
BR, FR, DE
Production Companies
O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière
IMDB
tt0317248