City of God

City of God

2002 · Movie · 2h 9m · R

DramaCrime

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

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.

Ratings
IMDb
8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
79/100
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