Fernando Meirelles
Director
City of Men (2002)
Season 1
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
Released Oct. 15, 2002
Episode 30 min
15+
Keywords: imdb.rio-de-janeiro-brazil, imdb.sao-paulo-brazil, imdb.brasilia-brazil, imdb.city-of-god, imdb.brazil, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.friendship + 11 more, imdb.violence, imdb.street-gang, imdb.slum, imdb.poverty, imdb.drug-dealing, imdb.crime-boss, imdb.coming-of-age, tmdb.street-gang, tmdb.friendship, tmdb.crime-boss, tmdb.poverty
Network: TV Globo
Country: Brazil
Languages:
Portuguese
S1E1 - A Coroa do Imperador
Laranjinha and Acerola have the opportunity to go on a field trip with their history class. The only catch is that they need to come up with $6.50 for the trip. Soon the boys are hatching a dangerous plot to come up with the money.
Oct. 15, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - O Cunhado do Cara
Acerola's sister begins to have a relationship with the local drug dealer and that's when he finds that more and more people respect him. However, problems in the relationship cause things to take a bad turn.
Oct. 16, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - Correio
Laranjinha and Acerola start work as mailmen, as they are told to by the local drug barons.
Oct. 17, 2002, midnight
S1E4 - Uólace e João Vitor
Laranjinha is poor and about to starve while João Vitor is a middle-class kid living in an apartment in front of Laranjinha's favela. This episode shows the similarity between the two boys.
Oct. 18, 2002, midnight
TV Globo
30 min/ep
826 min
Oct. 15, 2002
Jan. 5, 2018, midnight
Ended
NR
15+
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