Camila Monteiro, Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs fro...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (731)
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March 7, 2009To be honest I was let down with this, after the harrowing, depressing kill fest of the original this is actually pretty tame. Not much killing and not much action either, there's alot of talk and plot layout which is fine but you do find your mind starting to wander haha
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December 8, 2008A better (and cleaner) story than Cidade Deus yet not as rewardin. Maybe I'm just shallow. Ha
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October 10, 2008Episodic collection of tales which offer a fascinating further insight into favela life in the vain of 'City of God'. Runs out of original plots in the later episodes but there are some clever gems.
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September 11, 2008Ace: Now there are just the two of us.
Following the success of the brilliant film, City of God, a spinoff TV show was created in Brazil, which ran for four seasons. This film follows the same main characters from the show to give audiences a new story set in the modern day Rio ...( read more) -
August 30, 2008Acerola: [he and Laranjinha are holding Clayton's hand] "Clayton, don't worry 'cause I'm gonna teach you all I know. Let's cross.
Laranjinha: Okay.
Acerola: Clayton, before you cross the street, you have to look both ways. First this way, then that way. Let's go....( read more) -
November 4, 2009A series that follows two brazillian boys and looks at some of the antics that they get up to in order to survive the harsh environment of the slum life.
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October 6, 2009Kind of boring... What a real let down. City of God is one of my favourite films was excited to see the follow up, what went wrong?
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October 5, 2009Even though this film is not as good as City of God, it is still a great film. Another interesting story and two great lead characters. Definitely check this film out.
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September 23, 2009Like City of God, the camera work, film editing, story, pacing and acting were all tops but this time, it`s a less wholistic view of the situation and more a look at the specific emotions of two boys who are turning 18 while living in the same crime-ridden turf war scene.
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Critic Reviews
February 29, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
February 28, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A gripping companion piece to the Oscar-nominated 2002 gangster masterpiece City of God. full review
February 28, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Shot in a gritty, kinetic style that captures the colorful squalor of a neighborhood dubbed Dead-End Hill, City of Men is in many ways a more satisfying piece of storytelling than City of God. full review
February 26, 2008
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Utilizes its slum locale not for inquisitive sociological inquiry but blah melodrama and stereotypical gangster histrionics. full review
February 25, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
City of Men is clunky and often contrived, but there's something haunting about fatherless boys in a blighted place fumbling to teach themselves what it means to be a man. full review
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