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City of God

8.420022h 9mRMovieDramaCrime

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.

DirectorFernando Meirelles
WriterBráulio Mantovani
ProducersDonald Ranvaud·Juliette Renaud

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Cast · Directed by Fernando Meirelles

ARAlexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues
Buscapé
LFLeandro Firmino
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pequeno / Dadinho
PHPhellipe Haagensen
Phellipe Haagensen
Bené
DSDouglas Silva
Douglas Silva
Dadinho
JHJonathan Haagensen
Jonathan Haagensen
Cabeleira
MNMatheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele
Sandro Cenoura
SJSeu Jorge
Seu Jorge
Mané Galinha
JSJefechander Suplino
Jefechander Suplino
Alicate
ABAlice Braga
Alice Braga
Angélica
EG
Emerson Gomes
Barbantinho
EOEdson Oliveira
Edson Oliveira
Barbantinho Adulto
MGMichel Gomes
Michel Gomes
Bené Criança

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Is City of God on Netflix?

No, City of God is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on Paramount Plus Essential and Kanopy.

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City of God is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy and Hoopla in United States.

Is City of God based on a true story?

Yes — City of God is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).