Produced by Walter Salles and Mauricio Andrade Ramos, "Cidade Baixa" does not promenade as social commentary but rather rampages as an in-your-face depiction of three lowlifes in a sexual triangle. Discriminating audiences who don't want their sex and violence sullied by relationship-speak should enjoy "Cidade," but it's unlikely that even the most sophisticated or jaded of festival audiences will kindly endure the onslaught of viciousness on display. Karrina is sensitive enough to understand this, though her carnal appetites are so voracious that she fuels the tension by driving them both wild in bed.

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