City of God
“If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Crime
Studio
O2 Filmes
Language
pt
Status
Released
How City of God performed
Budget
$3.3M
Worldwide Gross
$30.6M
Gross Profit
$27.3M
Return
9.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Buscapé - Rocket
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé - Rocket
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Bené - Benny
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené - Benny
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Douglas Silva
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Alicate - Clipper
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate - Clipper
Angélica
Alice Braga
Angélica
Barbantinho - Stringy
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho - Stringy
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança - Young Benny
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