After completing the critically acclaimed, Oscar®-nominated 2002 feature CITY OF GOD and the critically acclaimed multi-part TV series, CITY OF MEN, filmmakers Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund are back with the DVD release ad ‘CITY OF MEN’, the full length movie.
‘CITY OF MEN’ MOVIE TRAILER
Continuing the stories from a notorious slum (or what they call a ‘favela’) in Brazil, the movie follows Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) and Acerola (Douglas Silva), two teens from Rio de Janeiro. 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.
Just in case you are fan of ‘CITY OF GOD’ and haven’t viewed the ‘CITY OF MEN’ series, here is an FYI.. The characters and the story have zero to do with the movie City of God. City of God took place in the 1970s and City of Men takes place today. Although many of the actors were featured in the City of God movie, the storylines have nothing to do with each other. I’d recommend that you watch the TV show, which is available on DVD, before watching the movie. I’m a big fan of both movies and the ‘CITY OF MEN’ series and highly recommend everyone picking up all three of them for your DVD collection.
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ok….
I’ve never heard of it….
Maybe I’m not cultured enough, but it’s hard for me to watch a movie with subtitles.
City of God is a must-see. It will absolutely draw you deep in and shock you at the same time. Great film!
I haven’t seen the follow up though…
I thought those were some good lookin boys. lol
i didn’t follow the story tho. lol
Come on guys…City of God is an amazing movie….talks about the lives of Black people in the favelas of Rio. City of God is one of my favorite movies…
AAAND…even though this is not a good reason to like movies…there are some FINE men in City of God…like for real…people talk about Brazilian women? The men are just as gorgeous…
I didn’t know the TV series was available…I’ll be picking up that and the new movie. Thanks Angel!
I recommend that ya’ll check these joints out. The movie was off the chain. Kids with guns taking over the hood in rio and they are more gansta than anyone I ever seen. Rent them , buy them. see them.
City of God is one of the best movies made! PERIOD! I am looking forward to watching City of Men….good post!
I had this months ago.
Great flick
@ complex.
You got the bootleg, huh? LMAO. The DVD just hit stores today, but was in select theaters earlier this year.
city of god is the best film ever made imo.
the fact its foreign yet still relevant across the world speaks for itself.
city of men has nothing on city of god though I hope the film is better than the show
I’m finna put this in my good Netflix right now! City of God was the business!
#11, I agree. City of God is my favorite move, period! #6, some of the best movies I’ve ever seen have subtitles. I love independent films. The IFC (independent film channel) plays it and other great movies all the time.
lmfao @ Angel.
Yeah.
My boyfriend has a thing about movie theatres & the fact I always fall asleep in them. So he refuses to take me anymore…any movie I mention I want to see…he runs to the barbershop & cops the bootleg for me…it’s cheaper & if I fall asleep I can always wake up & start from where I ended…and it only costs him 5 bucks.
So the dude he buys from had this movie awhile back & he copped it.
I enjoyed it…it’s a must see.
I loved the original film and the series. I can’t wait to see this.
dang, city of god is the truth! i hadn’t even heard of city of men…go head. i LOVE Brazil btw-so beatufitul and hot and the people are friendly oh and the food is the truth
agreed #23, black orpheus is my favorite movie–another brazillian classic
I’ve never seen the series but the movie is one of the best movies that I’ve ever seen.
I saw City of God in one of my college classes last year and it is a must see…It’s alittle graphic but good…I have to see this new one!
LMAO!! @ Angel: You got the bootleg, huh? Classic line!
City of God is in my top 10 faves. I didn’t even know there was a tv series or follow-up movie. I’ll definitely watch.
the book the movies and the tv series are the best peice of art you will ever read and see the movie changed my life really i’m obessed with other cultures after seeing it i highly recomened it city of god to me it up there with the godfather and scarface maybe even better
i want to see it.
hmm #21, I think it’s way better than Scarface which is only a classic b/c of the rappers. i mean i love it for the early 80s disco scenes and a young michelle phifer getting coked out of her mind but-otherwise it’s not the best gangster flick…now Godfather, yes that was some excellent ass acting and story telling.
City of Men shows how Brazilians really live. It not all glamour of models, beaches and butt lifts. Poor black folks in America frontin’, talking about they buying designer shoes Rihanna had on, kids over there wearing flip flops
Looks good.
good post…ill have to watch them
City of God is a must see…City of Men was a great series. I wish the Sundance Channel kept it on past 2 or 3 seasons. I will be buying all 3 of these DVDs.
Thanks for the feature of this movie! You know, after watching City of God, I felt the urgent need to just DO something, to just HELP…I hope these movies will inspire more people to help people of the African Diaspora and unite us in love. So thanks for posting this and getting the word out.
dope
#13–I love indies too, especially foreign ones.
#23– Have you seen Central Station?
looks interesting
DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!!! ITS NOT HALF AS GOOD AS CITY OF GOD!! THE DIRECTORS MUST BE OUT OF CREATIVE IDEAS SO THEY’RE PIGGYBACKING OFF THE SUCCESS OF CITY OF GOD!
man……… both are fantastic! if you don’t mind subtitles both are must sees!
oh and ladies, the men in this movie. good god… they are fine!
ooh #31, no i haven’t but i’m going to imdb it right now! thanx!….#24 Brazil is a HUGE country so you can’t say that’s how life is for everyone-everyone’s not broke even in the cities, don’t stereotype the whole country as a developing country ( a term I disklike but will use before the deragatory “3rd world”).
good shit.
@ 36 not everyone in Brazil is broke but the majority fo them are (look it up)….Brazil is known that for a disportion of weath…the minority (the wealth) rule and do not take into account the majority (the poor)….also the majority of the wealthy are blond haired blue eyes (like I said look it up)
City of God was okay for me it happened to come on tv one night and nothing else was on and I watched it….it was sad
maybe I ‘ll watch this new one
City of Men is alright, they actually play the series on Sundance channel sometimes…if you want to see it before buying…
Wow never realised it was much of a big deal for it to be mentioned in the U.S. I live in London and they have been showing this on BBC 2 late though like 2am on saturdays and I watched one episode and thought it was good enough to sky plus the rest of the episodes.
yeah man-city of god is a classic and will pick up city of men. another great movie w/ subtitles-y tu mama tambien and motorcycle diaries-a must see!! right now-iam watching the wire which is really good. im on season 3-pacing myself b/c $50 a season is not cheap. i know iam late but dont have hbo-haitian body odor
Very interesting.
I am so not into subtitles. If thats the case, I rather read a book.
shelby i don’t think most brazillians would appreciated their country being labeled as a poor, that’s all. and like i said ALL brazillians aren’t poor-that’s my only point, i’m not contesting that their poor people there. i saw some poor looking brazilians in bahia but i also saw a lot of working class looking brazillians in the streets and on the buses and the majority of them weren’t white.
I’ve seen the City of god and thats a really good film …so i’ll probably see this at some point no doubt/
shelby i don’t think most brazillians would appreciated their country being labeled as a poor, that’s all. and like i said ALL brazillians aren’t poor-that’s my only point, i’m not contesting that their poor people there. i saw some poor looking brazilians in bahia but i also saw a lot of working class looking brazillians in the streets and on the buses and the majority of them weren’t white.
yeah.. actually the poverty in the northeast (bahia) it’s way bigger than in other places..
YES!!!! City of God is my movie, so I will def. be watching this, no doubt!
City Of God is one of my all time faves. Even though its foreign its still great, so excited for City of Men hopefully its just as good.
That trailer was intense… I will definitely see this movie.
to 45; is everyone living in a slum brothel neighborhood in bahia let alone the rest of the country of brazil? yes or no?
MAn i loved City of God, Thanks for posting this, i was waiting for this to come out.
WOW!!!! my type of move.
gotta gotta gotta purchase this this. me n my girls are gonna be all up in it!!! THanx for giving this movie/series spotlight Concreteloop casue i’ve neva heard of it but i sure will check this out!!!!
city of god was a really good movie. so i suppose city of men will be good to.
to 45; is everyone living in a slum brothel neighborhood in bahia let alone the rest of the country of brazil? yes or no?
not everyone, but black people in a major way
i saw the first one ! very good
no people this is a GOOD movie ..you get use to the subtitles…just like the movei Passion Of Christ .
TRUST this movie is great!
City og God is one of my favorite movies. And yes, there are some fine men in the movie. I didn’t know there was a tv series, I will be buying the DVD’s
I LOVED City of God, but I didn’t know about City of Men, the series or the movie. I guess I’m in the wrong city.
this movie looks interesting, I’ll definitely rent it on Blockbuster
The Brazilian Boyz in the Hood….. an instant classic.
This looks like it’s a great movie. I’m really gonna have to check it out!
City of God is one of my favorites. But I couldn’t get into City of men. When the show first aired, I watched two episodes thinking I would get into it, but I just couldn’t.