Movie Info
Genre
DramaRelease Date
February 29, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
110 min.Studio
Miramax FilmsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Paulo MorelliProducer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles, Paulo MorelliScreenwriter
Elena SoarezStarring
- Douglas Silva
- Darlan Cunha
- Rodrigo dos Santos
- Camila Monteiro
- Naima Silva
- Luciano Vidigal
- Pedro Henrique
- Jonathan Haagensen
Movie Story
In "City of Men", producer Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner)returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated film,City of God. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run bystreet gangs, teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (DarlanCunha) have become close as brothers.
With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelongfriends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.
Reader's Reviews
"City of Men" gibt uns einen tiefen Einblick in das Leben rund um die Favellas, dessen Bewohner sowie auch die Umstände und Verhältnisse, die sie zu dem machen was sie sind.
posted by NEK on Jul 18, 2008