Product Description

In this long-awaited follow-up to his Academy Award(R)-nominated film CITY OF GOD (2003 Best Director Fernando Meirelles) producer Fernando Meirelles (THE CONSTANT GARDENER) returns to the Brazilian favelas to tell an inspiring tale of friendship and family on the gritty streets of Rio de Janeiro. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) have become close as brothers. With their eighteenth birthdays fast approaching Laranjinha sets out to find the father 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. Featuring stunning cinematography and a fascinating behind-the-scenes feature CITY OF MEN is an even greater experience on DVD.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 minutes Language: Portuguese Subtitles: English / French / SpanishFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CULTURE CLASH Rating: R UPC: 786936743968 Manufacturer No: 05539200

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7655 in DVD
• Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
• Released on: 2008-07-01
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Portuguese
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 106 minutes

Amazon.com
Action-packed and fueled by Brazilian funk, City of Men returns the makers of City of God to the scene of their first success. In this case, the search for family supersedes the search for identity--not that there isn't a correlation between the two. Though produced by Fernando Meirelles, Paulo Morelli's feature isn't a sequel, but a follow-up to the four-season series of the same name. While Meirelles's movie takes place in Rio de Janeiro's past, Morelli's transpires in the present (not counting flashbacks from the show). Days away from turning 18, boyhood friends Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha, a.k.a. Wallace (Darlan Cunha), grew up without fathers. Ace has a wife and child; Wallace has a steady girl. The duo gets along with the gang that rules their labyrinthine hillside neighborhood or favela, but hoodlum life holds little appeal. Ace struggles to raise his young son--his security guard father was murdered during a robbery--while Wallace tries to track down the dad he never knew. With Ace's assistance, Wallace solves the mystery of his genealogy, but at great cost to their friendship (and lives). Despite the South American pedigree, City of Men suggests the South Central of Boyz N the Hood more than City of God. It's not that Morelli's kinetic film looks like John Singleton's more classically composed enterprise, but that it deals with similar inner-city concerns. That said, Silva and Cunha are every bit as charismatic as Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr.--if not more so. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

Waste of my time
It was terrible movie as I was expecting good follow up story from City of God. It didnt look real, if you are buying this movie because you saw city of God you gonna be disappointed

City of Men review by Brandon
I've had this movie for almost 4 months and still haven't watched it. But I'm a big movie guy and if you like City of God, I know you'll like this movie.

Not in the same league as City of God
I saw (and loved) City of God. What a film!! Great story, awesomely brought to the big screen. Well, this film is not nearly of the same caliber. The pacing is poor, story somewhat clumsily rendered, and all the action takes place right near the end! I cannot give a thumbs up to this film, perhaps if Mierelles had directed rather than executive produced, things might have turned out a whole lot better!