Lower City
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Lower City (Cidade Baixa) |
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Directed by | Sérgio Machado |
Produced by | Walter Salles Mauricio Andrade Ramos |
Written by | Sérgio Machado Karim Ainouz |
Starring | Wagner Moura Lázaro Ramos Alice Braga |
Distributed by | Palm Pictures |
Release date(s) | June 16, 2006 |
Running time | 97 min |
Language | Portuguese |
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Cidade Baixa (English title: Lower City) is a dramatic film by the Brazilian director Sérgio Machado. It was released in Brazil and to international film festivals in 2005; its general release in the United States was in 2006 in New York.
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[edit] Plot summary
Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho share ownership of an old, rusting boat in Salvador, Brazil. A strong bond exists between the two men, transcending their racial differences. "No woman will come between us," Naldinho tells Deco, and Deco concurs: "All the women in the world couldn't come between us."
That bond is tested after the men meet Karinna, a dancer and prostitute. Karinna needs a ride, and she offers the two men her "services" in exchange for transport on their boat and a little cash.
The emotional entanglements that result from Karinna's "deal" are stronger than the trio expected. Deco and Naldinho develop a desire to possess Karinna. Karinna's desires are more subtle, though its clear that she feels both a sisterly affection and sexual attraction toward the two men.
[edit] Additional details
New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott notes that Karinna "comes to represent an escape from the impoverished, semicriminal lives" of Naldinho and Deco.
Lower City is in Portuguese with English subtitles.
[edit] Cast
- Alice Braga — Karinna
- Lázaro Ramos — Deco
- Wagner Moura — Naldinho
[edit] References
- Scott, A.O. (2006, June 16). A Love Triangle With Soft Edges. The New York Times, p. B16
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