City of God offers a shocking and disturbing -- but always compelling -- look at life in the slums of Rio de Janiero.
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Fernando Meirelles
Director
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen
Benê - Benny
Douglas Silva
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira - Shaggy
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Director -
Fernando Meirelles -
Producer -
Elisa Tolomelli , Donald Ranvaud , Walter Salles -
Screenwriter -
Bráulio Mantovani , Paulo Lins -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
StudioCanal , Videofilmes , Hank Levine Film , O2 Filmes , Lereby , Lumiere Productions , Globo Filmes , Wild Bunch -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
Portuguese (Brazil) -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 17, 2003, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 17, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$7.6M -
Runtime -
2h 11m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SR , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Dolby Stereo