Li'l Zé
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Li'l Zé is a ruthless, power-hungry gang leader who rises to dominate the violent criminal underworld in the Brazilian film "City of God."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ gang leader ⓘ |
| adaptedForScreenBy | Bráulio Mantovani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Cidade de Deus (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageDepictedAs |
child (early in film)
ⓘ
teenager ⓘ young adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cidade de Deus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkCoDirectedBy | Kátia Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkDirectedBy | Fernando Meirelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dadinho (character in the novel Cidade de Deus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInFilmGenre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Knockout Ned
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paulo Lins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | City of God (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | City of God universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cidade de Deus (novel, 1997) ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance | City of God (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Brazilian crime cinema ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
armed robbery
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| killedBy | Runts (Caixa Baixa gang of kids) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Portuguese ⓘ |
| leadsOrganization | Li'l Zé's gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of urban violence ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme brutality in Brazilian cinema
ⓘ
rise to power in City of God favela ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
power-hungry
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug dealer
ⓘ
gang leader ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Cidade de Deus favela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Dadinho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zé Pequeno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Douglas Silva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leandro Firmino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | 2002 film City of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Rio de Janeiro favelas ⓘ |
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