City of Men (film)

City of Men
City of Men
	File:City of Men (film DVD cover).jpg DVD cover
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 ; Rodrigo dos Santos
Edited by	Daniel Rezende
Music by	Antonio Pinto
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 31, 2007;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Box office	$2.6 million

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

[mojo-1] "City of Men". Box Office Mojo.

[2] "City of Men (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[3] "City of Men Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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