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City Of Men
2004
Taking place in a notorious Ro slum, and filmed on location using local actors to capture the gritty realism of Brazilian street life, City of Men follows the adventures of two teenage boys Laranjinha and Acerola as they struggle to grow up surrounded by poverty and lucrative temptations offered by the drug trade. Read more
| Starring | Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos |
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| Director | Meirelles, Paulo Morelli, Lund, Paolo Lins |
| Genres | Drama |
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16 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Taste the Favela!!!
For me this is television at its best!! Vibrant, exciting, scary, funny, depressing and heart warming, this series is many things!!
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
"If you enjoyed City of God..."
Set in the Favella overlooking Rio, City of Men - the mini-series followup to City of God - follows the story of two boys looking for a way to escape the ... more
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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Series
I fully recommend watch the series. It's very addictive and give an insight into the slums in Brazil and also how sexy the women are.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Series
I fully recommend watch the series. It's very addictive and give an insight into the slums in Brazil and also how sexy the women are.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Slick televison follow-up hits the right notes again
City of Men, is the inevitable follow-up to the visceral whirlwind that was Fernando Mereilles 'City of God'. Set in the slums of Rio, 'City of God... more
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16 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Taste the Favela!!!
For me this is television at its best!! Vibrant, exciting, scary, funny, depressing and heart warming, this series is many things!!
I love the styles... more -
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
"If you enjoyed City of God..."
Set in the Favella overlooking Rio, City of Men - the mini-series followup to City of God - follows the story of two boys looking for a way to escape the ... more
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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Series
I fully recommend watch the series. It's very addictive and give an insight into the slums in Brazil and also how sexy the women are.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Awesome series!
If you enjoyed City of Men you will undoubtedly appreciate this terrific series by the same director. It is similarly set in a Brazillian slum and focusses on ... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Wow! Why can't the Americans or British make TV like this?
I have never been so amazed as by this series and the film it spun off: 'City of God'. The acting and realness of both are unbelievable. You really wish... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Slick televison follow-up hits the right notes again
City of Men, is the inevitable follow-up to the visceral whirlwind that was Fernando Mereilles 'City of God'. Set in the slums of Rio, 'City of God... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
poor
did not understand the rationale behing the film or is it rather clips of miniseries in downtown sao palo. not for me. did not watch longer
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Don't expect City of God
More mellow in tone than City of God, and with a different film language - gone are the breathtaking scene changes, camerawork and experimentation used in City ... more
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City of Men
if you've seen City of God then you'll wanna see this, this series is alot more laid back than the film was. The series follows the lives of 2 ... more
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