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City Of Men
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Sundance, Tuesday 9:00p (35 minutes)
Universal acclaim
Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 13 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By:
Fernando Meirelles
Katia Lund
First Air Date: April 4, 2006
Summary
Starring Douglas Silva, and Darlan Cunha
This new series utilizes the actors and locale of the 2002 Brazilian film City of God, but is set in the present day and follows new characters, centering on a pair of 13-year-old boys living in the slums of Rio De Janeiro.
Also On Metacritic
FILM: City Of God
Also On The Web: Official Brazilian Site Official Sundance Channel Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
"City of Men" pulses with the kind of energy you don't get often on American television, and the realness of the shot-on-location scene really makes each episode feel like a minimovie.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyDalton Ross
Those unfamiliar with the film may find some scenes--like when the actors break character to tell their real-life stories--a bit jarring. [7 Apr 2006, p.54]
SlateTroy Patterson
It smoothly toggles between working as a crime melodrama and a coming-of-age tale, as a harrowing piece of social commentary and a gentle bit of farce.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesCharles McGrath
The closest American popular television has ever come to this kind of close-up realism is probably the drug-dealing scenes in "The Wire" on HBO, and even they seem a little tame and stagey compared with what takes place in Dona Marta.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterMarilyn Moss
The humorous moments are all the more precious because life is so tough in this engrossing series.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It's a work whose immense vitality and a persuasive naturalism overcome its occasional paroxysms of style or hammered-home points.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 9.9 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Absolutely incredible. This could very well be the best tv show I've ever seen from any country. The film making, acting and character development are all amazing. Highly, highly recommended.
Broderick W. gave it a10:
This is the best show on black drama television.
Stacey S. gave it a10:
I have been sleep for a while until I saw City of Men. Americans have no idea of what it means to struggle. Homeless people here are considered middle class compared to children in Rio de Janerio. This series has inspired me to stay conscious to the struugle and pray for justice.
Roy W gave it a10:
It's a living, breathing show. The favela really comes alive in each episode and while I've never been to Brazil, I have been to the slums in the Philippines and the series reminds me of the friends and family I used to know back then.
mario s gave it a10:
that´s a realy good show, has everything !!!
xavier g gave it a10:
great film overal... i could watch ti over and over.. one of the best and real shows i have ever seen..
Nancy H gave it a9:
Excellent show--here's one that integrates cool use of the camera and effects that does not over-run the content of the show. Characters are compelling--from every side, and the look into this culture is fascinating. A must TV watch.
