Cidade dos Homens

"An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up."

Aug 31 2007 R 1h 46m
Crime, Drama

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

Plot

In the slum in Morro da Sinuca, a couple of days before turning eighteen year-old, Laranjinha tells his best friend and also orphan Acerola that he misses his unknown father. Acerola decides to help his needy friend to find his father and they discover that he is in prison convicted for killing a man during a robbery and near to be released on parole. Meanwhile, Acerola's wife and babysitter Cris is invited to work in São Paulo and she sees the chance to raise money to buy a house of her own; she tells Acerola that he must take care of their son Clayton alone for one year. When the owner of the hill and Laranjinha's cousin Madrugadão is betrayed by his right-hand Nefasto, he is expelled from the slum and Laranjinha and Acerola have also to leave the hill. While Madrugadão plots a plan to invade and recover the hill with the support of the gang of the drug lord from Morro do Careca, Acerola and Laranjinha unravel the past of their fathers.

Written by

Elena Soarez, Roberto Moreira, Paulo Morelli

Directed by

Paulo Morelli

Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Petrobrás, O2 Filmes, Globo Filmes, Fox Filmes do Brasil

Languages

Português

Awards

14 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
16,596
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA