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City of God
City of God - 2002 8.429

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

Overview:

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.
Status: Released
Release: 2002-08-30
Runtime: 129 minutes
Ratings: 8.429
Vote Counts: 7760
Budget: 3300000 $
Revenue: 30641770 $
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