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Carandiru
“Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?”
7.6 / 10• 2003• 2h 25m•R• Portuguese
Drama
Storyline
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
Cast & Crew
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Doutor (Physician)
Lead
Milton Gonçalves
Chico
Ivan de Almeida
Nego Preto (Ebony)
Aílton Graça
Majestade (Majesty)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Dalva
Aida Leiner
Rosirene
Rodrigo Santoro
Lady Di
Gero Camilo
Sem Chance (No Way)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Héctor Babenco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Carandiru is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
