City of Men (2007)

Original title

Cidade dos Homens

Directed by

Paulo Morelli

Genre

drama film, crime film, coming-of-age film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 302 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage friends navigate life in a Rio de Janeiro slum, dealing with gang violence and personal conflicts. The story follows their struggle to survive and find their own paths amid poverty and crime.

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What happens

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 directed by producer Fernando Meirelles. The film was released on August 31, 2007, in the United States by Miramax Films (who also distributed City of God in the US) and in Brazil by Petrobras Distribuidora. It received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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