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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 13, 2004
Box Office
$30.6M
Budget
$3.3M
Return
9.3x
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Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Hank Levine Film & Music, Globo Filmes, Lumière
Original Title
Cidade de Deus
Original Language
Portuguese
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Cast
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Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé
L
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno / Dadinho
P
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené
D
Douglas Silva
Dadinho
J
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira
M
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura
S
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha
A
Alice Braga
Angélica
E
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto
M
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança
R
Roberta Rodrigues
Berenice
L
Luis Otávio
Buscapé (criança)
K
Kiko Marques
Cabeção
D
Darlan Cunha
Filé-com-Fritas
T
Thiago Martins
Lampião
L
Leandra Miranda
Lúcia Maracanã
G
Graziella Moretto
Marina Cintra
R
Renato de Souza
Marreco
S
Sabrina Rosa
Namorada do Galinha
R
Rubens Sabino
Neguinho
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