Principal cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva and Jonathan Haagensen
Film 416 of 498 on the Screen Path
City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
About the film
City of God at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2002 film at stop 416 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
César Charlone (director of photography), Daniel Rezende (editor), Antonio Pinto (original music composer), Ed Cortês (original music composer) and Bráulio Mantovani (screenplay)
- Director
- Fernando Meirelles
- Release
- 2002-08-30
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Crime
- Country
- Brazil
- Quiz
- 25 questions
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Alexandre RodriguesCharacter: Buscapé
- Leandro FirminoCharacter: Zé Pequeno / Dadinho
- Phellipe HaagensenCharacter: Bené
- Douglas SilvaCharacter: Dadinho
- Jonathan HaagensenCharacter: Cabeleira
- Matheus NachtergaeleCharacter: Sandro Cenoura
- Seu JorgeCharacter: Mané Galinha
- Jefechander SuplinoCharacter: Alicate
- Alice BragaCharacter: Angélica
- Emerson GomesCharacter: Barbantinho
- Edson OliveiraCharacter: Barbantinho Adulto
- Michel GomesCharacter: Bené Criança
Full crew
Full crew
- Fernando MeirellesCredits: Director
- Bráulio MantovaniCredits: Screenplay
- Andrea Barata RibeiroCredits: Producer
- Mauricio Andrade RamosCredits: Producer
- Elisa TolomelliCredits: Executive Producer
- Bel BerlinckCredits: Executive Producer
- Marc BeauchampsCredits: Producer
- Daniel FilhoCredits: Producer
- Hank LevineCredits: Producer
- Vincent MaravalCredits: Producer
- Donald RanvaudCredits: Producer
- Juliette RenaudCredits: Producer
- Walter SallesCredits: Producer
- Ed CortêsCredits: Original Music Composer
- Antonio PintoCredits: Original Music Composer
- César CharloneCredits: Director of Photography
- Daniel RezendeCredits: Editor
- Tulé PeakCredits: Production Design
- Bia SalgadoCredits: Costume Design
- Inês SalgadoCredits: Costume Design
- Anna Van SteenCredits: Makeup Artist
- René BittencourtCredits: Production Manager
- Claudine FrancoCredits: Production Manager
- Renato BatataCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- Francisco BispoCredits: Creature Design
- Lisa Geffcken-ReinhardCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Martín HernándezCredits: Sound Designer
- Rudy PiCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Unsun SongCredits: Sound Recordist
- Roland N. ThaiCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Fabricio TadeuCredits: Steadicam Operator
- Isabella TeixeiraCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Malu MirandaCredits: Third Assistant Director
- Lúcio AndreyCredits: Assistant Director Trainee
- Marcelo PiresCredits: Assistant Director Trainee
- Pablo HoffmannCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Kátia LundCredits: Co-Director
- Fred RicciCredits: Assistant Editor
- Paulo LinsCredits: Novel
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