City of God
100
In Rio's most dangerous favela, a budding photographer and an ambitious drug lord grow up side by side — one documenting the violence, the other creating it.
Why watch: Almost the entire cast came from real favelas. Four Oscar nominations.
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé - Rocket
Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Phellipe Haagensen as Bené - Benny
Douglas Silva as Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Jonathan Haagensen as Cabeleira - Shaggy
Matheus Nachtergaele as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Seu Jorge as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Jefechander Suplino as Alicate - Clipper
Alice Braga as Angélica
Emerson Gomes as Barbantinho - Stringy
Edson Oliveira as Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Michel Gomes as Bené Criança - Young Benny
Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice - Bernice
Luis Otávio as Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Kiko Marques as Cabeção - Melonhead
Crew
Fernando Meirelles — Director
Bráulio Mantovani — Screenplay
Paulo Lins — Novel
Donald Ranvaud — Producer
Juliette Renaud — Producer
Bel Berlinck — Executive Producer
Elisa Tolomelli — Executive Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro — Producer
Daniel Filho — Producer
Marc Beauchamps — Producer
Vincent Maraval — Producer
Hank Levine — Producer
Mauricio Andrade Ramos — Producer
Walter Salles — Producer
César Charlone — Director of Photography
Daniel Rezende — Editor
Tulé Peak — Production Design
Inês Salgado — Costume Design
Bia Salgado — Costume Design
Antonio Pinto — Original Music Composer
Ed Cortês — Original Music Composer
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