Star rating: *** Dir: Paulo Morelli With: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha click here to watch the trailer Six years on from the startling Cidade de Deus (City of God), the story of the favelas and the people who live in them shows no sign of packing up. From the film's wildly popular television follow-up, City of Men, comes this movie version. Gangs continue to rule the slums of Rio, marking out their territory to the last centimetre. Acerola and Laranjinha (Douglas Silva and Darlan Cunha) are the best friends trying to negotiate the complicated rules of their surroundings and early adulthood, both lacking a father to guide them, as another drugs war explodes. The further the City series gets from Meirelle's original, the less impact it has, but this more intimate picture still exerts a grip. Eden Court, Inverness
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