the film city of men be a fantastic brazilian film . it direct by the same creator of city of god and the city of men tv series . now and personally and i recommend you watch the tv series before watch the movie due to many flashback throughout the film . the tv series also add more depth to the character that add to the overall enjoyment of the film . the film be still set in the favelas in rio and but instead of focus on the gang a in city of god and it focus on two 18 year old boy . the film be similar to city of god and but with a more light hearted feel to it . the film also have similar cinematography . overall and i prefer city of god to this film and but it be a worthy follow up to a fantastic film . 9 star out of 10 in relation to city of god and but a a film in general and compare to the majority of film create this would deserve 10 star .