City of God
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes: The eyes of an artist. By accident, he becomes a professional photographer, gaining his freedom.
Drama, Crime
O2 Filmes, VideoFilmes, Wild Bunch, Globo filmes, Lumiere, Hank Levine Film, Lereby Productions
Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé, Leandro Firmino as Zé Pequeno, Phellipe Haagensen as Bené, Douglas Silva as Dadinho, Jonathan Haagensen as Cabeleira, Matheus Nachtergaele as Sandro Cenoura, Seu Jorge as Mané Galinha, Jefechander Suplino as Alicate, Alice Braga as Angélica, Roberta Rodrigues as Berenice, Luis Otávio as Buscapé Criança, Darlan Cunha as Filé-com-Fritas, Thiago Martins as Lampião, Gero Camilo as Paraíba - Shorty, Daniel Zettel as Thiago - Tiago, Charles Paraventi as Tio Sam - Uncle Sam, Danielle Ornelas as Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor, Micael Borges as Caixa Baixa - Runts, Lúcio Andrey as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang, Marcello Melo Jr. as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang, Babú Santana as Grande, Mary Sheila as Mulher do Neguinho, Paulo Lins as Pastor da Igreja, Olivia Araújo as Recepcionista do Motel, Graziella Moretto as Marina Cintra, Tulé Peak as Newspaper Employee (uncredited), Kikito Junqueira as Otávio