City of Men (film)

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 City of Men 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.

City of Men
DVD cover
Directed byPaulo Morelli
Produced byGuel Arraes
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlinck
Fernando Meirelles
Paulo Morelli
Screenplay byElena Soarez
Story byElena Soarez
Paulo Morelli
StarringDouglas Silva
Darlan Cunha
Jonathan Haagensen
Rodrigo dos Santos
Music byAntonio Pinto
Edited byDaniel Rezende
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box office$2.6 million USD million USD[1]

Plot

Best friends Acerola and Laranjinha 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

Accolades
  • Best Special Effects - 2007 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (nominated)

References
  1. "City of Men". Box Office Mojo.
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