City of Men
2007 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics
Two best friends in Rio’s favelas are nearing adulthood when they start looking into their absent fathers. As violence between rival gangs grows around them, their bond is tested and they must face the choices and loyalties shaping their lives.
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Details
- Original title
- Cidade dos Homens
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-08-31
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (297 votes)
About
You may like City of Men if you enjoy intense friendship dramas set against everyday survival and gang tension, with a strong Rio backdrop; Not for you if you want fast surprises or a highly unpredictable story, and maybe try Tsotsi or End of Watch instead.
Pros: gripping friendship story; strong acting; vivid setting | Cons: uneven pacing; predictable turns; less depth than expected
Themes
- street gang
- slum
- becoming an adult
- parent child relationship
- father murder
- loss of loved one
- rio de janeiro
- ghetto
- battle for power
- street riots
- matter of life and death
- boy gang
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Douglas Silva
as Acerola ´Ace´
Darlan Cunha
as Laranjinha `Wallace´
Jonathan Haagensen
as Madrugadão ´Midnight`
Rodrigo dos Santos
as Heraldo
Camila Monteiro
as Cris
Naima Silva
as Camila
- EP
Eduardo 'BR' Piranha
as Nefast ´Fasto´
Luciano Vidigal
as Fiel
- PH
Pedro Henrique
as Caju
- VO
Vítor Oliveira
as Clayton
Directed by Paulo Morelli