Product Details

• Actors: Douglas Silva
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Portuguese
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Miramax
• DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0013FW05O
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,663 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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  #5 in	Movies & TV > Art House & International > Latin American Cinema > Brazil
  #8 in	Movies & TV > Art House & International > By Original Language > Portuguese
  #61 in	Movies & TV > Drama > Family Life > Fathers & Sons

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Editorial Reviews

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

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "It didnt look real"????, March 25, 2009

By	Mitch R. Hansen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"It didnt look real"??? Have you been to a favela??? Have you even been to Rio de Janeiro or Brasil for that matter? Because by your comment it is very obvious that you haven't. This movie is relatively slower than City of God but this movie is portraying Rio currently instead of in the 70s (when City of God is set). The drug wars are still brutal but aren't year long ordeals. This movie is exceptional at showing modern day Rio and I very highly recommend it. Make sure to watch the TV show first!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch the TV Series First, January 23, 2009

By	B. Roberts (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I watched City of Men once before I had seen the 19-episode TV series of the same name (City of Men) and after I had watched the TV series and the movie is literally one hundred times more powerful and exciting if you have watched the show and understand the characters. If you have not watched the City of Men TV show, my recommendation is to buy that before you watch this movie and if you have watched the show, this is an amazing follow up to the series that wraps things up very nicely and is for all intents and purposes an excellent final 'episode'.

Don't buy this expecting a sequel to City of God because they are not in the same league as far as production value and entertainment are concerned. The pacing is much slower and there is certainly less action, but this movie assumes that you already know what happened in the sereies. There are a healthy dose of flashbacks that take place throughout, but these are more to remind the viewer of moments that took place throughout the show than they are to catch new viewers up to speed. In closing, I highly recommend City of Men the movie, but only after you have seen the TV show, otherwise it will still be an entertaining film, but it was made to be coupled with the series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great follow-up to the TV program, July 27, 2008

By	John Smith "John Smith" (Canton, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

I had seen the 19-episode TV series on DVD, and I had been awaiting the movie since it was filmed in 2006.

I received the movie on DVD on July 1. I really liked the movie because it stayed true to the TV show ( mostly ) and also because it finally touched on a subject that many whom are familiar with the TV series had been wondering about: the estranged fathers of the boys.

There's not much I can say here without spoiling it. But rest assured that this movie ( preceded by watching the TV series ) is something that you will want to see.