Carandiru
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.
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Carandiru
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 21, 2003
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Drama
User Score
76%
Original Title
Carandiru
Production Companies
Oscar Kramer S.A., BR Petrobrás, HB Filmes, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Sony Pictures Classics, Globo Filmes
Director
Héctor Babenco
Budget
$3,684,600
Revenue
$10,782,155
Description
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.
