Carandiru

Mar 21, 2003

2h 25m

★ 7.6

Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Oscar Kramer

BR Petrobrás

HB Filmes

Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil

Globo Filmes

Carandiru Trailers

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Cast

Doutor (Physician)

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Chico

Milton Gonçalves

Nego Preto (Ebony)

Ivan de Almeida

Majestade (Majesty)

Aílton Graça

Dalva

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Rosirene

Aida Leiner

Lady Di

Rodrigo Santoro

Sem Chance (No Way)

Gero Camilo

Ezequiel

Lázaro Ramos

Deusdete

Caio Blat

Zico

Wagner Moura

Francineide

Julia Ianina

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