Director Fernando Meirelles' Brazilian gang warfare epic 'City of God' made its mark in cinematic history as the premier film on depicting the horrors of drug trafficking & gang violence in Rio, Brazil's favelas. So why not a 'city pass' on a sequel? A few years after the 'City of God' fame, Meirelles and other collaborators including Director Paulo Morelli decided to produce a Brazilian TV episodic series entitled 'City of Men' on the same premise. They casted young Brazilian actors Douglas Silva and Darlan Cunha as two charismatic best friends living their lives in spite of all the gang warfare that surrounds them in Rio's favelas. The series was a success, and the time to hit the silver screen came calling to the story of 'City of Men'. Even though 'City of Men' does not involve the same characters of 'City of God', it still does incorporate the same themes of it predecessor including: friendship, loyalty, drugs, poverty, violence, and survival.