City of God (2002)

City of Gods is a Portuguese film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, written by Bráulio Mantovani, and based on Paulo Lin's eponymous novel. The film stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, and Seu Jorge.
== Premise ==
Two boys are brought up in a sadistic neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. They adopt diverse professional paths, with one of them becoming a photographer and the other boy becoming a drug dealer.
== Cast ==
*Alexandre Rodrigues as Rocket
*Leandro Firmino as Li'l Zé
*Phellipe Haagensen as Benny
*Matheus Nachtergaele as Carrot
*Seu Jorge as Knockout Ned
*Jonathan Haagensen as Shaggy
Category:Films
Category:2002 films
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