genre Drama
directors include fernando meirelles, césar charlone, katia lund, cao hamburger, sérgio machado, paulo morelli
producers o2 filmes, globo tv
cast douglas silva, darlan cunha
country brazil (portuguese)
running time 4 series (19 episodes x 30 mins)
year 2002-2005
us distribution Palm Pictures
City of Men (series)
inspired by the four-times oscar®-nominated, bafta-winning feature city of god
synopsis
Two happy-go-lucky boys growing up in the Rio slums face poverty, violence as well as the usual teenage trials of girls and a distinct lack of funds for new sneakers.
The Golden Fipa award-winning and Emmy-nominated TV series broke broadcast records in its native Brazil, drawing an estimated audience of 35 million viewers when first screened.
From the same team as the Oscar®-nominated film City of God, including Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund who each direct an episode, and writer Paolo Lins on whose book the film was originally based, City of Men follows the escapades of teenagers Laranjinha and Acerola (Darlan Cunha – Little Dice from City of God) as they live, play and survive in the notorious slums of Rio surrounded by poverty and the lucrative temptations offered by the local criminal brethren.
