City of God
DIRECTOR
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
SCRIPT
Bráulio Mantovani
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen) is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood. José "Zé" Pequeno (Douglas Silva) is an ambitious drug dealer who uses Rocket and his photos as a way to increase his fame as a turf war erupts with his rival, "Knockout Ned" (Leandro Firmino da Hora). The film was shot on location in Rio's poorest neighborhoods.
Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen, Seu Jorge, Jonathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga
Brazílie / Francie, 2002, 130 min.,
PT, Sub. CZ, EN