Lower City

– Best friends Deco (Lázaro Ramos) and Naldinho (Wagner Moura) co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvad..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Cidade Baixa
Lower City (2005) - Also known as Cidade Baixa

Best friends Deco (Lázaro Ramos) and Naldinho (Wagner Moura) co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador de Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna (Alice Braga), and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bonds of their friendship to the limit.

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Lower City (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Dec 2005

Language:

Portuguese, Spanish, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Sérgio Machado

Writer:

Karim Aïnouz, Sérgio Machado, Adriana Rattes (contributing writer), Gil Vicente Tavares (contributing writer)

Main Actors:

Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, Maria Menezes

Plot:

Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho, who own a small steaming boat in Bahia, meet strip-dancer Karinna. Both men fall for her and their friendship is deeply shattered.

Awards:

23 wins & 23 nominations.

Production:

Palm Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Metacritic:
61%