City of God
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.
Running Time: 2 hr 9 min
Genre: Drama, Crime
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
Release Date: 2002
IMDB Rating: 8.4