Lower City
Nov 04 2005
•2h 38m
•Drama
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.
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Lázaro Ramos
Deco
Wagner Moura
Naldinho
Alice Braga
Karinna
Maria Menezes
Luzinete
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