Fernando Meirelles’ City of God was one of, if not THE, best movie of 2003. Nominated for 4 Oscars, listed on how God knows how many top 10 lists (pun intended), and voted #18 on IMDb’s top 250 movies of all time.
City Of Men brings us back to Brazil, with the story of teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) who have become close as brothers, growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs. As adulthood approached, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. They suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war… Director Paulo Morelli is an award winning short filmmaker who worked on the City of God television series Cidade dos Homens.
Check out the new movie trailer after the jump.
Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple.com. City of Men hits theaters on January 18th 2008.
November 13th, 2007 at 3:17 am
Doesn’t look nearly half as good as City of God was…
November 13th, 2007 at 4:12 am
Didn’t even hear or know about this.
Can’t wait. City of God is definetly one of the greatest movies ever.
Really looking forward to this.
November 14th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Anyone knows how this is connected to the series “City of men”?
November 15th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Capturing magic twice? I realize that this is not a sequel, but can’t help but get that rusty taste in my mouth. I’d rather not watch it because it might ruin the greatness of the first, until my friends watch it first and review it for me.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:20 pm
The movie is a sort of conclusion to the television series. If you’ve ever seen the show (and I highly recommend it… I lived in Rio for 2 years and I think that the show portrays life there of of the marginalized poor very well…) it takes you through three years (or three seasons) of the two main characters’ lives. This movie picks up almost where the show left off….Laranjinha wants to know his father and Acerola is trying to be a father, etc.
November 25th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
is the movie an adaptation of the tv series by thesame name?
April 1st, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Anybody know the name of the song they use in the beginning of this trailer?