Lower City

Lower City (2005)

16/05/2005
Drama
1h 38m

Love to live. Live to love.

Overview

Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.

  • Sérgio MachadoDirector, Screenplay
  • Karim AïnouzScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Cidade Baixa

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Portuguese

  • Revenue

    $144,590

Keywords

  • dancing
  • prostitute
  • jealousy
  • police
  • slum
  • fight
  • pregnancy
  • cocaine
  • knife
  • stripper
  • romance
  • friends
  • thief
  • rage
  • drugs
  • disco
  • neo-noir

Top Billed Cast

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

Karinna

Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura

Naldinho

Lázaro Ramos

Lázaro Ramos

Deco

Maria Menezes

Luzinete

João Miguel

João Miguel

Edvan

Débora Santiago

Sirlene

Hugo Rodas

Hugo Rodas

Comandante Chileno

Divina Valéria

Divina Valéria

Zilú

Dois Mundos

Dois Mundos

José Dumont

José Dumont

Sergipano

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