Mar 21, 2003
148 min
Full-HD

Carandiru (2003)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

Argentina Brazil United Kingdom

Companies

Oscar Kramer S.A. BR Petrobrás HB Filmes Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil Sony Pictures Classics Globo Filmes

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Doutor (Physician)

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)

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