City of Men (2007)

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106 min - Crime | Drama - 31 August 2007 (Brazil)

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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 7,506 users Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 24 user | 81 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com

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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Douglas Silva	...	Acerola
	Darlan Cunha	...	Laranjinha
	Jonathan Haagensen	...	Madrugadão
	Rodrigo dos Santos	...	Heraldo
	Camila Monteiro	...	Cris
	Naima Silva	...	Camila
	Eduardo 'BR' Piranha	...	Nefasto (as Eduardo BR)
	Luciano Vidigal	...	Fiel
	Pedro Henrique	...	Caju
	Vítor Oliveira	...	Clayton
	Vinícius Oliveira	...	Clayton
	Rafaela Santos	...	Bela da Madrugadao
	Fábio Lago	...	Ceara
	Claudio Jaborandy	...	Complice de Heraldo
	Babu Santana	...	Drug lord from Morro do Careca

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Storyline

In the slum in Morro da Sinuca, a couple of days before turning eighteen year-old, Laranjinha tells his best friend and also orphan Acerola that he misses his unknown father. Acerola decides to help his needy friend to find his father and they discover that he is in prison convicted for killing a man during a robbery and near to be released on parole. Meanwhile, Acerola's wife and babysitter Cris is invited to work in São Paulo and she sees the chance to raise money to buy a house of her own; she tells Acerola that he must take care of their son Clayton alone for one year. When the owner of the hill and Laranjinha's cousin Madrugadão is betrayed by his right-hand Nefasto, he is expelled from the slum and Laranjinha and Acerola have also to leave the hill. While Madrugadão plots a plan to invade and recover the hill with the support of the gang of the drug lord from Morro do Careca, Acerola and Laranjinha unravel the past of their fathers. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

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Crime | Drama

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Official Sites:

MK2 [France] | Miramax [United States] | See more »

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (Brazil) See more »

Also Known As:

Город Бога 2 See more »

Filming Locations:

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

BSD 563,687 (Brazil) (2 September 2007) (163 Screens)

Gross:

$307,076 (USA) (16 March 2008)

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Fox Filmes do Brasil, Globo Filmes, O2 Filmes See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Crew or equipment visible: When Camila is showing Wallace her hair and telling him where Ace is, a leg of the tripod holding the close up camera is visible on the right side in the wide shot of them. See more »

Connections

Features "Brava Gente: Palace II (#1.7)" (2000) See more »

City of Men (2007)
Cidade dos Homens (original title)

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