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City of God

"If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
8.4/10
8,085 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

0

Wins

📋

6

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 5 nominations
Nominated
Best Director
International Submission to the Academys
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination
Nominated
European Film for Best Non-European Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.3M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$30.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$27.3M

ROI: +829%

Budget Recovery929% of budget
$0|Budget: $3.3M|Revenue: $30.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

94.0K

Daily Avg

1.6K

7-Day Trend

-19%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

City of God

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Rio de Janeiro
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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In
Rio de JaneiroCidade de Deus
Time Period
1980s1970s1960s

Themes & Subjects

#violence#favela#drug-relatedcrime#goalpursuit

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

César Charlone

Film Editing

Daniel Rezende

Music / Score

Ed CôrtesAntonio Pinto

Costume Design

Inês SalgadoBia Salgado

Production Design

Tulé Peak

Production Companies

VideofilmesStudioCanalWild Bunch

Distributors

Miramax

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch City of God

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaR
Paramount Plus EssentialKanopy, HooplaAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV, Spectrum On DemandAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18
——Sky Store—
Canada18A
——Apple TV Store, CosmoGoApple TV Store, CosmoGo
AustraliaR 18+
——Apple TV StoreApple TV Store
IndiaA
——Google Play Movies, YouTubeGoogle Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom18
Canada18A
AustraliaR 18+
Germany16
France16
IndiaA
JapanR15+

+16 more countries

Production

Director

Fernando Meirelles

Writers

Bráulio Mantovani, Paulo Lins

Production Companies

O2 FilmesVideoFilmesWild BunchHank Levine Film & MusicGlobo FilmesLumière

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues photo

Alexandre Rodrigues

Buscapé - Rocket

Leandro Firmino photo

Leandro Firmino

Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé

Phellipe Haagensen photo

Phellipe Haagensen

Bené - Benny

Douglas Silva photo

Douglas Silva

Dadinho - Li'l Dice

Jonathan Haagensen photo

Jonathan Haagensen

Cabeleira - Shaggy

Matheus Nachtergaele photo

Matheus Nachtergaele

Sandro Cenoura - Carrot

Seu Jorge photo

Seu Jorge

Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned

Jefechander Suplino photo

Jefechander Suplino

Alicate - Clipper

Alice Braga photo

Alice Braga

Angélica

No Image

Emerson Gomes

Barbantinho - Stringy

Edson Oliveira photo

Edson Oliveira

Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy

Michel Gomes photo

Michel Gomes

Bené Criança - Young Benny

Tags & Keywords

street gangphotographergangsterrio de janeirogang warghettobased on true storycoming of ageintrospectiveconceited

External Links

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