31 Aug 2007
City of Men
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Timecode
Four cameras. One take. No edits. Real time.
A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.
Top Billed Cast
Xander Berkeley Evan Wantz
Golden Brooks Onyx Richardson
Saffron Burrows Emma
Viveka Davis Victoria Cohen
Richard Edson Lester Moore
Aimee Graham Sikh Nurse
Salma Hayek Pinault Rose
Glenne Headly Therapist
Andrew Heckler Auditioning Actor
Holly Hunter Renee Fishbine
Danny Huston Randy
Daphna Kastner Auditioning Actor
Elizabeth Low Penny (Evan's Assistant)
Kyle MacLachlan Bunny Drysdale
Mía Maestro Ana Pauls
Leslie Mann Cherine
Suzy Nakamura Connie Ling
Alessandro Nivola Joey Z
Zuleikha Robinson Lester Moore's Assistant
Julian Sands Quentin
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