City of God

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City of God

2002

Cidade de Deus

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

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.

Alexandre Rodrigues Leandro Firmino Phellipe Haagensen Douglas Silva Jonathan Haagensen Matheus Nachtergaele Seu Jorge Jefechander Suplino Alice Braga Emerson Gomes Edson Oliveira Michel Gomes Roberta Rodrigues Luis Otávio Kiko Marques Gustavo Engracia Darlan Cunha Robson Rocha Thiago Martins Leandra Miranda Graziella Moretto Renato de Souza Karina Falcão Sabrina Rosa Rubens Sabino Kikito Junqueira Edson Montenegro Gero Camilo Felipe Paulino Show All…

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Alternative Titles

Tanrinin Sheheri, Guds stad, เมืองคนเลวเหยียบฟ้า, 시티 오브 갓, Miasto Boga, Cuidad de Dios, Ciudad de Dios, مدينة الرب, Աստծո Քաղաքը, Jumalan kaupunki, Tanrı Kent, La Cité de Dieu, 上帝之城, Isten városa, Město bohů, עיר האלוהים, Город бога, Місто Бога, Η Πόλη του Θεού, Градът на Бога, Orașul zeilor, シティ・オブ・ゴッド, Mesto bohov, Dievo miestas, 無法無天, 無主之城, Thành Phố Của Chúa, Božji grad, Božje mesto, شهر خدا, Ciutat de Déu, ღმერთის ქალაქი, Jumala linn

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18 May 2002
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20 Mar 2003
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13 Mar 2003
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30 Aug 2002
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06 Feb 2004
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06 Sep 2002
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18 Apr 2015
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01 Feb 2003
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05 Feb 2004
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01 Dec 2002
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07 Jul 2003
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10 Jul 2003
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11 Jul 2003
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12 Sep 2003
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18 May 2002
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12 Mar 2003
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06 Nov 2003
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14 Oct 2009
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14 Oct 2009
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15 Oct 2021
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08 May 2003
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31 Jan 2003
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10 Apr 2003
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08 May 2003
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13 Mar 2003
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28 Nov 2003
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18 Jan 2007
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31 Jan 2021
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03 Jan 2003
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27 Mar 2003
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09 May 2003
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30 Oct 2002
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28 Jun 2003
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30 Apr 2004
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01 Mar 2003
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01 May 2003
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01 Sep 2002
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27 Jan 2003
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06 Feb 2003
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10 Apr 2008
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09 May 2008
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16 May 2024
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19 Jul 2003
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14 Aug 2003
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04 Jul 2003
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01 Aug 2003
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14 Aug 2003
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01 Aug 2003
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08 Oct 2003
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29 Jun 2003
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09 Jan 2004
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21 Mar 2003
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18 Jul 2003
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05 Feb 2003
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26 Jun 2003
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20 Mar 2003
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09 Jul 2020
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31 Jan 2003
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12 Mar 2003
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08 May 2003
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04 Apr 2003
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13 Apr 2003
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18 Jul 2003
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08 Nov 2002
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03 Jan 2003
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23 Feb 2024
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31 Aug 2002
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17 Jan 2003
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13 Feb 2004
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06 Jul 2008
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01 Apr 2003
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12 Apr 2003
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