Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #90 City of Men

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City of Men

#90.City of Men

Director
: Paulo Morelli
Screenplay: Elena Soarez
Producers: Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck, Fernando Meirelles and Morelli
Distributor: Miramax Films

The Gist: Scripted by Elena Soarez, turning 18 is a highly-charged moment for anyone but when you’ve grown up in the slum of Pool Hall Hill crammed into Rio de Janeiro’s hillside where life is cheap and prospects are minimal, coming of age has its added tribulations. Wallace (Darlan Cunha) and Acerola (Douglas Silva) are inseparable childhood friends and closer than brothers.

Fact: Cidade De Deus (City of God) has produced a spin-off television show and of course, this sequel.

See It: The explosive original film was an IONCINEMA.com top film of the year – I’m not sure about you people, but this is perhaps the most anticipated “sequel” this year.

Release Date/Status?: Miramax Films releases this in limited theaters on February 29th. 

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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