City of Men


1h 50m 2006

Brief Synopsis

Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become as 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, whe

Film Details

Also Known As
Cidade Dos Homens
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Sequel
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become as 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.

Crew

Maria Clara Abreu

Assistant Director

Ana Paula De Aguiar

Finance Manager

Geisla S Aguiar

Assistant

Renata Alberton

Production Assistant

Celso Albuquerque

Boom Operator

Marenice Alcantara

Seamstress Supervisor

Rodrigao Aloisio

Assistant

Jose Adolpho Amarante

Videotape Operator

Andreia Anaya

Video

Suzanne Anet

Art Department

Maurílio Aquilino Jr.

Electrician

Waleska Areas

Adr Voice Casting

Leandro Arouca

Other

Guel Arraes

Associate Producer

Marcio Avelino

Assistant Costume Designer

Philippe Barcinski

Other

Luis Ignacio Barrague

Visual Effects Editor

Marcelo Barros

Coordinator

Paula Batalha

Other

Bel Berlinck

Producer

Cecilia Bertoche

Production Assistant

Sidney Bispo

Office Runner

Tiago Bittencourt

Sound

Jose Augusto De Blasiis

Film Lab

Luís Bourscheidt

Foley

Liniane Haag Brum

Production Manager

Natalia Bruscky

Production

Claudia Bnschel

Production Coordinator

Patrícia Cacace

Accounting Assistant

Gilberto Caldas

Visual Effects Editor

Denilson Campos

Lighting Technician

Edmilson Capeluppi

Song

Leonardo Carvalho

Assistant Director

Regina Case

Other

Joao Pedro Caserta

Foley

Henrique Castro

Other

Fabio Cavalcante

Film Lab

Renata Russo Chamberlain

Assistant Costume Designer

Eric De Melo Chaves

Assistant Property Master

Ebson Clarindo

Video

Nucleo Contabil

Production Accountant

Juliana Correia

Other

Ed Cortés

Music Arranger

Luis Costa

Art Department

Paulao Costa

Line Producer

Pedro Serrao Costa

Camera

Ronaldo Costa

Art Department

Marcelo Couto

Special Effects Coordinator

Mariana Couto

Production Assistant

Ricardo Couto

Camera Assistant

Pedro Tadeu Covo

Sound Mixer

Esli Leal Da Cruz

Finance Manager

Gilson Curvelo

Property Master

Antônio Marcos Melo De Souza

Office Runner

Ayana Dias

Other

Alex Dubles

Stunts

Christian Duurvoort

Coach

Jerry E Equipe

Construction Coordinator

Massimo Esposito

Painter

Roberto Faissal

Camera

Lulu Farah

Sound Recordist

Rodrigo Farias

Visual Effects Editor

Fábio Fatorelli

Visual Effects Editor

Henrique Fernandes

Videotape Operator

Camila Ferraz

Coordinator

Alex Ferreira

Visual Effects Editor

Elizeu Ferreira

Other

Guilherme Roque Ferreira

Property Master

Marcia Figueiredo

Production Accountant

Mariza Figueiredo

Line Producer

Marcio Martins Filho

Film Lab

Silvia Flores

Assistant

Luciano Foca

Film Lab

Marilia Franco

Music Coordinator

Bruna De La Fuente

Camera Trainee

Fabiana Galdino

Coordinator

Fabiana Gamarra

Color

Bruno Garcia

Video

Sabrina Garcia

Production

Guilherme Gobbi

Production

Adriano Goldman

Director Of Photography

Alice Gomez

Assistant Director

Flavia Goncalves

Editing

Leo Gonzaga

Video Assist/Playback

Ricardo Gorodetcki

Visual Effects

Fernanda Gouveia

Accounting Assistant

Juliana Di Grazia

Art Department

Adriano Guerra

Sound

Luciano Guimaraes

Visual Effects

Claudio Gustavo

Assistant Camera

Roger Hands

Foley Artist

Rodrigo Henrique

3-D Artist

Ricardo Herling

Visual Effects

Joel Junior

Electrician

Carlos B Klachquin

Sound

Juliana Lago

Effects Assistant

Nilson Laport

Property Master

Alessandro Laroca

Sound Supervisor

Elton Leandro

Post-Production Assistant

Gustavo Leao

Video

Antonio Lima

Grip

Carlos Lima

Music

Eduardo Virmond Lima

Visual Effects

Gabriel Alves Lobato

Visual Effects Editor

Fernando Lobo

Foley Recordist

Nathalie Loureiro

Production Assistant

Mario Lucio

Hair

Mario Lucio

Makeup

Jorge Luis

Office Runner

Jefferson Luiz

Office Runner

Katia Lund

Other

Tamis Lustre

Visual Effects

Joana Luz

Video Assist/Playback

Antonio Macdowell

Foley Editor

Myrna Malanconi

Film Lab

Valéria Martins

Assistant

Ariadne Mazzetti

Other

Fernando Meirelles

Producer

Fernando Meirelles

Other

Marcio Menezes

Assistant Camera

Jerome Merle

Production

Rogerio Merlino

Film Lab

Paulo Miranda

Key Grip

Luan Montmart

Visual Effects

Cris Moraes

Other

Edson Moreira

Finance Manager

Roberto Moreira

Screenplay

Paulo Morelli

Producer

Paulo Morelli

Story By

Paulo Morelli

Other

Bianca Nabuco

Other

Amanda Nascimento

Accounting Assistant

Jair Do Nascimento

Other

Joao Nathan

Visual Effects Editor

Claudia Nazar

Finance Manager

Paulo Nilo

Electrician

Paulo Ricardo Nunes

Sound

Selma Nunes

Production

Marcelo Oliveira

Gaffer

Sidnei Oliveira

Makeup

Debora Opolski

Dialogue Editor

Thacio Palanca

Music

Sergio Pasqualino

Color Timer

Roberta Paulucci

Post-Production Assistant

Anderson F Penci

Film Lab

Lucas Cesario Pereira

Dialogue Editor

Marcio Pereira

Other

Vantoen Pereira Jr.

Photography

Segurança Personalizada

Security

Chico Phiton

Other

Milton Pimenta

Production Manager

Alex Pimentel

Production Consultant

Felipe Pinheiro

Music

Felipe Pinheiro

Song

Antonio Pinto

Music

Antonio Pinto

Song

Marcelo Pires

Assistant

Rodrigo Prado

Other

Helcio Pugliese

Set Designer

Olívia Rabacov

Script Supervisor

Allan Rabelo

Storyboard Artist

Egas Ramos

Assistant Costume Designer

Luiza Reginaldo

Other

Tina Marie Remedios

Assistant

Daniel Rezende

Editor

Andrea Barata Ribeiro

Producer

Mc Ricardo

Song

Rafael Ronconi

Art Director

Sabrina Rosa

Assistant

Ines Salgado

Costumes

Pilar Salgado

Assistant Costume Designer

Marcia Sandrin

Production

Sergio Santana

Other

Vanílton Santos

Boom Operator

Robson Sartori

Effects Coordinator

Carol Scalice

Production Assistant

Julia Schmidt

Assistant Camera

Paulo Servello

Sound Mixer

Silva Shiraiwa

Production Assistant

Angelita Olívia Da Silva

Other

Flavia Silva

Finance Manager

Saulo Simao

Other

Marcelo Siqueira

Post-Production Supervisor

Flavia Soares

Assistant

Elena Soarez

Story By

Elena Soarez

Screenplay

Gilson De Souza

Grip

Sergio Stamile

Production

Isabella Teixeira

Assistant Director

Wilson Teixeira

Location Coordinator

Joao Theodoro

Visual Effects

Renato Tilhe

Post-Production Coordinator

Armando Torres

Sound Mixer

Alexandre Toscano

Set Designer

Mauricio Toyama

Color

Marcelo Trotta

Photography

Roberto Trotti

Location Coordinator

Sandro Valerio

Makeup Assistant

Karina Vanes

Post-Production Coordinator

Raiser Vargas

Post-Production Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Cidade Dos Homens
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Sequel
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States February 29, 2008

Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008

Released in United States on Video July 1, 2008

Released in United States October 2006

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States February 2008

Shown at Rome Film Festival (Extra) October 13-21, 2006.

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation 14plus) February 7-17, 2008.

Sequel to "City of God" (Brazil/2003) directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund.

"City of Men" is also the title of a TV miniseries spinoff that has aired in Brazil on Globo TV since 2002 with "City of God" stars Douglas Silva and Darlan Cunha.

Limited Release in United States February 29, 2008

Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008

Released in United States on Video July 1, 2008

Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Extra) October 13-21, 2006.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.)

Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation 14plus) February 7-17, 2008.)