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Lower City [2006]
starring: Lazaro Ramos, Alice Braga, Wagner Moura
directed by: Sergio Machado

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5055159277266
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Label: Drakes Avenue Pictures
Manufacturer: Drakes Avenue Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Drakes Avenue Pictures
Region Code: 2
Release Date: May 22, 2006
Running Time: 92 minutes
Studio: Drakes Avenue Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Sales Rank: 17524

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- At least the heat of this film does jumps out at you
"Lower City" was quite good. As a whole, I enjoyed this film but was far from being blown away. All three of the leads are give an opportunity to make an impression. The script however, leaves a bit to be desired. After watching this yesterday the movies that came to mine was City of God/ Amores Perros/ Y Tu Mama Tambien simply because it was to be expected. It is one of the good films that had recently came out of South America. However, "Lower City" doesn't quite live up to its comparative brothers but does manage to create a feel of its own. I empathized with each of the characters and felt they were played brilliantly by the actors involved. There was a real sense of raw passion with the helplessness of the poverty/ crime lifestyle they ... Read More:

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- Brazilian "Jules et Jim" lived up to expectations.
Lower City appealed for the usual reasons: I read some positive reviews, and I love the Latin American/Spanish genre. Touted as a "sexy" film, the dvd cover has quotes such as "Steaminess and sexiness abound" (The Guardian) "Sultry, sweaty" (The Times) and yes, there is plenty of highly-charged passion from the three very convincing protagonists. But don't be misled: this a love story, a love triangle that even seems to take the characters by surprise.
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