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 Rodrigo dos Santos |
Edited by | Daniel Rezende |
Music by | Antonio Pinto |
Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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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
- 2007 crime drama films
- Teen crime films
- Brazilian coming-of-age films
- Brazilian crime drama films
- Hood 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
- 2000s American films