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City of God (2002) is streaming on Paramount+. Also available to free on Kanopy.
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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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You can watch City of God (2002) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
A frantic camera lens captures the brutal evolution of Rio's favelas through the eyes of a young photographer caught in a cycle of gang warfare. While one boy seeks salvation through a shutter click, another climbs a bloody ladder of drug-fueled ambition.
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Director
Fernando Meirelles
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes
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City of God
If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.
You can watch City of God (2002) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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8.4/10
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91%
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97%
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Director
Fernando Meirelles
Cast
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele, Seu Jorge, Jefechander Suplino, Alice Braga, Emerson Gomes
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