Release Date :
January 18th, 2008
Also Known As : City of Men (International: English title)
Runtime : 1 hr. 45 min.
Country : Brazil
Language : Portuguese
Color : Color
Certification : Brazil:16
Company : Fox Filmes do Brasil
MPAA Rating : R for violent content, language and some
sexuality.
Locations : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
Genre : Art/Foreign, Drama and Sequel
City of Men (2008) Overwiew
Overwiew :Teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become close as
brothers. They grown up in a culture dictated by violence and run by
street gangs. When Laranjinha was 18, he sets out to find his father
whom he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son.
But when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war,
the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their
shared past.
Starring : Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha
Directors : Philippe Barcinski, Katia Lund, Regina Case, Fernando
Meirelles, Paulo Morelli
Producers : Bel Berlinck, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Paulo Morelli, Fernando
Meirelles
Writers : Regina Case, Philippe Barcinski, Katia Lund, Fernando
Meirelles, Paulo Morelli, Elena Soarez