# City of God (2002)  > **If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.** > 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. **Runtime**: 2h 9m **Genres**: Drama, Crime ## Cast - [[Alexandre Rodrigues]] as Buscapé - Rocket - [[Leandro Firmino]] as Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé - [[Phellipe Haagensen]] as Bené - Benny - [[Douglas Silva]] as Dadinho - Li'l Dice - [[Jonathan Haagensen]] as Cabeleira - Shaggy - [[Matheus Nachtergaele]] as Sandro Cenoura - Carrot - [[Seu Jorge]] as Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned - [[Jefechander Suplino]] as Alicate - Clipper - [[Alice Braga]] as Angélica - [[Emerson Gomes]] as Barbantinho - Stringy - [[Edson Oliveira]] as Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy - [[Michel Gomes]] as Bené Criança - Young Benny - [[Roberta Rodrigues]] as Berenice - Bernice - [[Luis Otávio]] as Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket - [[Kiko Marques]] as Cabeção - Melonhead - [[Gustavo Engracia]] as Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis - [[Darlan Cunha]] as Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries - [[Robson Rocha]] as Gelson - Gerson - [[Thiago Martins]] as Lampião - [[Leandra Miranda]] as Lúcia Maracanã - [[Graziella Moretto]] as Marina Cintra - [[Renato de Souza]] as Marreco - Goose - [[Karina Falcão]] as Mulher do Paraíba - Shorty's Wife - [[Sabrina Rosa]] as Namorada do Galinha - Knockout's Girlfriend - [[Rubens Sabino]] as Neguinho - Blacky - [[Kikito Junqueira]] as Otávio - [[Edson Montenegro]] as Pai Buscapé - Rocket's Father - [[Gero Camilo]] as Paraíba - Shorty - [[Felipe Paulino]] as Rafael - [[Daniel Zettel]] as Thiago - Tiago - [[Charles Paraventi]] as Tio Sam - Uncle Sam - [[Luiz Carlos Ribeiro Seixas]] as Touro - [[Paulo 'Jacaré' César]] as Tuba - [[Dani Ornellas]] as Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor - [[Bernardo Santos]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Diego Batista]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Diego Ferreira]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Marcio Vinicios]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Micael Borges]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Rafael de Castro]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Ramon Francisco]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Thiago Wallace]] as Caixa Baixa - Runts - [[Alexander Cerqueira]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Alexandre 'China' Tavares]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[André Pires Martins]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[António Rodrigues]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Bartolomeu Braga]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Carlos Henrique Avernas]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Cláudio César]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Cleiton Ventura]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Damião Firmino]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Euclides Garcia]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Fábio Castor Conceição]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Felipe Nogueira]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Ivan Martins]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[John Lima]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Jonas Michel]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Leandro Lucas]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Leandro Dias Batista]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Lúcio Andrey]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Luis Carlos Rodrigues Oliveira]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Luís Nascimento]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Marcelo Mello Jr.]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Márcio Costa]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang / Bando Cenoura - [[Mário Luiz Costa Oliveira]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Nelson Amaral]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Omar 'Mazinho' Barcelos]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Otto Amorim]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Peter Soares]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Rafael de Souza]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Roberto Miguez]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Rómulo 'Guinomo' Sech]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Ruy Vitório]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Sérgio Bispo]] as Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang - [[Alex dos Santos]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Anderson Bruno Marques]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Anderson Lugão]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[André Luiz Mendes]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Antoni Guedes]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Bruno Ricardo]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Charles Samuel]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Éder Júlio Martins]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Eduardo 'BR' Piranha]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Erick Maximiano Oliveira]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Fábio 'Dog' da Cunha]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Felipe Villela Mendonça]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Frederico Lins]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Guilherme Estevam]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Guilherme William]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Harlem Teixeira]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Leandro Gonçalves]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Leandro Lima]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Leiz Moreira]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Leonardo Melo]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Luis Carlos Oliveira]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Marcello Melo]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Marcello 'Máscara' Alves]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wallace Araújo]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wallace Nascimento]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wanderson 'Petão' Lopes]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wellington Costa Ricardo]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wemerson Gonçalves]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Wendel Barros]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Yuri Krushewsky]] as Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang - [[Anderson Faria]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Arlindo Lopes]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Carol Meirelles]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Carlos 'Lencinho' Smith]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Christiano]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Diego Mendes]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Jéssica Santos]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Lorena Da Silva]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Luciana Roque]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Marina Mandonça Pinheiro]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Michele Gonçalves]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Pierre dos Santos]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Renan Monteiro]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Vinicius Faria]] as Cocotas - Groovies - [[Delano Valentim]] as Polícia - Police - [[Ed Money]] as Polícia - Police - [[Fabiano Gonçalves]] as Polícia - Police - [[Felipe Porto]] as Polícia - Police - [[Francisco Marcos]] as Polícia - Police - [[Leo Generoso]] as Polícia - Police - [[Marcelo António Santos]] as Polícia - Police - [[Marcelo Araújo]] as Polícia - Police - [[Marcos Viana]] as Polícia - Police - [[Maurício Figueiras]] as Polícia - Police - [[Ricardo Lira]] as Polícia - Police - [[Ricardo Rocha da Silva]] as Polícia - Police - [[Wagner Mello]] as Polícia - Police - [[Waldeck Roque]] as Polícia - Police - [[Júlio César Siqueira]] as Aristóteles - [[Denise Fonseca]] as Ba - [[Adão Xalebaradã]] as Exu - [[Edward Boggis]] as Garoto viciado - Addicted Kid - [[Guti Fraga]] as Gerente do supermercado - Supermarket Manager - [[Babu Santana]] as Grande - Big Boy - [[Marcello Costa]] as Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother - [[Marcos Coutinho]] as Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother - [[João Soares]] as Jabá - [[Rafael Fontenele]] as Jovem Trabalhador - Young Worker - [[Rosangela Rodrigues]] as Mãe Buscapé - Rocket's Mother - [[Jota Farias]] as Motorista do DKW - Driver - [[Mary Sheila]] as Mulher do Neguinho - Blacky's Wife - [[Gil Torres]] as Mulher do Ônibus - Woman on Bus - [[Paulo Lins]] as Pastor da Igreja - Shepherd of the Church - [[Christian Duurvoort]] as Paulista - Man from São Paulo - [[Olivia Araújo]] as Recepcionista do Motel - [[Tulé Peak]] as Newspaper Employee (uncredited) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/598) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0317248)