Fresh
It plays like a Western, and the violence, while plentiful and visceral, rarely has the kind of raw impact you want in a movie such as this. Morelli keeps most of the blood off-camera.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
City of Men
An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.
2007 · 1h 46m · R
Drama
Directed by
Paulo Morelli
Overview
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 from Rio's favelas.
Director and cast
- Paulo Morelli Director
- Douglas Silva as Acerola ´Ace´
- Darlan Cunha as Laranjinha `Wallace´
- Jonathan Haagensen as Madrugadão ´Midnight`
- Rodrigo dos Santos as Heraldo
- Camila Monteiro as Cris
- Fábio Lago as Ceará
- Naima Silva as Camila
- Maurício Gonçalves as Nestor
- Eduardo 'BR' Piranha as Nefast ´Fasto´
- Luciano Vidigal as Fiel
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[It has] a real ring of authenticity in every scene.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Where City of God was ferocious, grandiose, and glamorous, this movie is modest and intimate, acoustic where the other was desperate to electrify.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
The story might have been lifted from an old Warner Brothers melodrama, though it's smartly paced, sincerely delivered, and consistently absorbing.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Along comes a sequel of sorts, City of Men, but the difference is clear right from the first frame: Meirelles is gone and so is the intensity. What's left is a mix of credible sociology and tired melodrama, along with a palpable sense of deja vu.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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