Lower City

"Love to live. Live to love."

2005 1h 38m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 98

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Love to live. Live to love.”

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Cast

Lázaro Ramos
Deco
Wagner Moura
Naldinho
Alice Braga
Karinna
Maria Menezes
Luzinete
João Miguel
Edvan
Débora Santiago
Sirlene
Hugo Rodas
Comandante Chileno
Divina Valéria
Zilú

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sérgio Machado
Writers: Karim Aïnouz, Sérgio Machado, Adriana Rattes
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom, Brazil

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Brazil.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sérgio Machado, shot by Toca Seabra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlinhos Brown. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Editor Isabela Monteiro de Castro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lázaro Ramos and Wagner Moura and Alice Braga carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love to live. Live to love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sérgio Machado directs. Toca Seabra behind the camera. Carlinhos Brown scores. Isabela Monteiro de Castro cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese, Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Brazil.
4Directed by Sérgio Machado, shot by Toca Seabra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carlinhos Brown. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Isabela Monteiro de Castro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lázaro Ramos and Wagner Moura and Alice Braga carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love to live. Live to love.".
9IMDB entry: tt0456899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "dancing", "prostitute", "jealousy", "police".