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City of Men

City of Men

An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.

20077.01h 46m

Overview

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

Directed by Paulo Morelli
Written by Elena Soarez
Produced by Bel Berlinck, Guel Arraes, Fernando Meirelles
Box Office0Revenue: $307K

Top Cast

Douglas Silva

Douglas Silva

Acerola ´Ace´

Darlan Cunha

Darlan Cunha

Laranjinha `Wallace´

Jonathan Haagensen

Jonathan Haagensen

Madrugadão ´Midnight`

Rodrigo dos Santos

Rodrigo dos Santos

Heraldo

Camila Monteiro

Camila Monteiro

Cris

Naima Silva

Naima Silva

Camila

E

Eduardo 'BR' Piranha

Nefast ´Fasto´

Luciano Vidigal

Luciano Vidigal

Fiel

P

Pedro Henrique

Caju

V

Vítor Oliveira

Clayton

Themes & Keywords

street gangslumbecoming an adultparent child relationshipfather murderloss of loved onerio de janeiroghettobattle for powerstreet riotsmatter of life and deathboy gangyouth ganggangfather figure

About City of Men

City of Men is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of street gang, slum, becoming an adult, parent child relationship, father murder, loss of loved one. Directed by Paulo Morelli, it stars Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen. Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

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