City of God (2002)

#915 worldwide · charting in 16 countries

Movie · 135 min · crm, drm

City of God poster

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.

  • 8.6 IMDb
  • 8.4 TMDB
  • 91% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 96 JustWatch

Where to watch City of God

Available on 24 platforms across 8 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 16 countries, best placed at #52 in Pakistan.

Available languages

Audio: Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish

Subtitles: Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, NB, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish

Chart history

City of God has spent 1 days in a top 3, 4 days in a top 10 and 190 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #2.

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes, Edson Oliveira, Michel Gomes, Roberta Rodrigues, Luis Otávio, Kiko Marques, Gustavo Engracia, Darlan Cunha, Robson Rocha

Crew

Bráulio Mantovani (screenplay), Donald Ranvaud (producer), Juliette Renaud (producer), Andrea Barata Ribeiro (producer), Daniel Filho (producer), Marc Beauchamps (producer), Vincent Maraval (producer), Hank Levine (producer), Mauricio Andrade Ramos (producer), Walter Salles (producer)

Awards

0 wins from 6 nominations.

  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography 2004 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2004 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing 2004 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Director 2004 — nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards 2003 — nominated
  • European Film Award for Best Non-European Film 2002 — nominated