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.
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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 |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Box office | $2.6 million[1] |
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.
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]