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"Follows the adventures of 2 teenage boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, as they struggle to grow up surrounded by poverty and the lucrative temptations offered by the drug trade. Filmed on location in a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum and using local actors to capture the gritty realism of Brazilian street life."
"Growing up in a culture of violence, Acerola and Laranjinha have become as close as brothers. When they find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past."
"Acerola und Laranjinha haben seit frühester Kindheit nichts ausser ihrer Freundschaft. Aufgewachsen in einem von Rio de Janeiros Armenvierteln kämpfen sie sich gemeinsam durch den harten Alltag. Acerola versucht, sich der Herausforderung seiner frühen Vaterschaft zu stellen, während Laranjinha seinen Vater ausfindig macht, der nach 15 Jahren aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wurde. Doch die Zusammenführung von Vater und Sohn bringt ein Geheimnis ans Licht, das Laranjinhas langjährige Freundschaft zu Acerola auf eine harte Probe stellt. Als ein Drogenkrieg verfeindeter Banden in der Favela ausbricht, müssen die beiden eine Entscheidung fürs Leben treffen."
"Follows the story of two teenage boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, as they struggle to grow up surrounded by poverty and the lucrative temptations offered by the drug trade."
"In the follow-up to his film City of God, producer Fernando Meirelles returns to Brazilian favelas to tell an inspiring tale of friendship and family on the gritty streets of Rio de Janeiro."
"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."
"Inspired by the film "City of God". "Taking place in a notorious Rio slum, and filmed on location using local actors ... City of Men follows the adventures of two teenage boys ... as they struggle to grow up surrounded by poverty and the lucrative temptations offered by the drug trade" (container)."
"In this long awaited follow up to his Academy Award nominated film City Of God, producer Fernando Meirelles returns to the Brazilian Favelas to tell an inspiring tale of friendship and family on the gritty streets of Rio de Janeiro. Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) 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."
"Two lifelong friends find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war."
"Follows the adventures of Laranjinha and Acerola, two 13-year-olds as they struggle to grow up in a notorious Rio slum, surrounded by poverty and the temptations offered by the drug trade."
"Inspired by the film "City of God" City of Men follows the adventures of two teenage boys as they struggle to grow up in their neighbourhood."
"Follows the adventures of 2 teenage boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, as they struggle to grow up surrounded by poverty and the lucrative temptations offered by the drug trade. Filmed on location in a notorious Rio de Janeiro slum and using local actors to capture the gritty realism of Brazilian street life."@en