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  • Lower City
  • Opened May 26, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    some strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use
  • 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, Read More
  • Cast: Alice Braga, Lazaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, José Dumont
  • Director: Sérgio Machado
  • Genres: Erotic Drama, Drama, Urban Drama

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  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Director Srgio Machado, who worked as an assistant to Central Station's Walter...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Lower City is sexy, but in a nice, dirty way. Everyone in it is deliciously low...

  • 70
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    Despite the lurid content, this is a beautifully made film that reaches for...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    The themes are all familiar and the plot unfolds slowly and in predictable...

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