Who knew that Fernando Meirelles’ Cidade De Deus (City of God) would evolve into the tragi-series that it has become. God was as we all remember a masterwork from Brazil and it then spawned a television series in 2004 going by the same title as the proposed sequel that is being released this coming leap day (February 29th). I caught City of Men earlier last week (see review Friday) and was reintroduced to the same blistering sun, a distinctly different geographical playground for crime and corruption, but this time in the hands of the writer/director Paulo Morelli (who came onboard this project back when it was the television show – directing and writer several episodes).
Miramax Films has provided us with a pair of stills (click on the pics for a larger image). The top image details the king of the hill setting, a sort of perching point for main thug Madrugadão (Jonathan Haagensen in the middle) the local drug
lord who rules his pack of wolves. The following pic follows the other portion of the film’s narrative – the story of Wallace (Darlan
Cunha) who is moments away from his 18th birthday and is able to track
down the father he’s never met.
