City of Men (film)
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Directed by | Paulo Morelli |
Screenplay by | Elena Soarez |
Story by | Elena Soarez Paulo Morelli |
Produced by | Guel Arraes Andrea Barata Ribeiro Bel Berlinck Fernando Meirelles Paulo Morelli |
Starring | Douglas Silva Darlan Cunha Jonathan Haagensen |
Edited by | Daniel Rezende |
Music by | Antonio Pinto |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Box office | $2.6 million[1] |
City of Men (Portuguese: Cidade dos Homens) is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Paulo Morelli. The screenplay was written by Elena Soarez based on a story by Morelli and Soarez. It is a film version of the TV series Cidade dos Homens that ran for four seasons in Brazil, following the international success of the film City of God (2002), both co-directed by Fernando Meirelles who also co-produces this film.
Plot[]
Best friends Acerola ("Ace") and Laranjinha ("Wallace") live in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and have been raised without their fathers. They are turning eighteen as a war between rival drug gangs begins around them. Wallace, with Ace's help, gets to meet his father, Heraldo, in person, a parolee living not very far away, only to witness the police arrest of his father a few days after. Wallace and Ace discover that their fathers were best friends, but Heraldo killed Ace's father in a robbery incident. Each discovers things about his missing father that could potentially compromise their solid friendship. At the end, they decide to leave "the Hill" and lead a responsible life.
Cast[]
- Douglas Silva as Acerola, "Ace"
- Darlan Cunha as Laranjinha, or "Wallace"
- Jonathan Haagensen as Madrugadão
- Rodrigo dos Santos as Heraldo
- Camila Monteiro as Cris
- Naima Silva as Camila
- Eduardo Piranha as Nefasto
- Luciano Vidigal as Fiel
- Pedro Henrique as Caju
Reception[]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, City of Men currently has an approval rating of 74% and an average score of 6.7 out of 10, based on 82 critic reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brutal and unflinching, City of Men is both a harrowing look at Brazil's favela life, and a touching tale of youths rushed into adulthood."[2] The film also receives a weighted average rating of 63 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 25 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Accolades[]
- Best Special Effects - 2007 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (nominated)
References[]
- ^ "City of Men". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "City of Men (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "City of Men Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External links[]
- City of Men at IMDb
- 2007 films
- Portuguese-language films
- 2007 crime drama films
- Teen crime films
- Brazilian films
- Brazilian coming-of-age films
- Brazilian crime drama films
- Films based on television series
- Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- 2000s Portuguese-language films
- Films scored by Antônio Pinto
- Works about organized crime in Brazil
- Brazilian film stubs
- 2000s crime drama film stubs