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City of Men (2008)
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Year of U.S. Release: 2008

Starring: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha.
Director: Paulo Morelli, Fernando Meirelles, Regina Case
Producer(s): Fernando Meirelles, Paulo Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Distributor: Miramax Films
Prod. Company: Globo Filmes, Fox Films Brazil, Banabana, O2 Filmes
Genre(s): Art, Foreign, Drama
Runtime: 1 hr. 53 min.
U.S. Release Date: February 29, 2008 (Limited)
U.S. DVD Release Date: July 01, 2008
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Restricted for violent content, language and some sexuality.
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Epic tale of gang warfare set in Rio's hillside slums.

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