Carandiru (2003)

US:: R Drama

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 discovers the victim 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.

Updated May 9 2020

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2003-03-21

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Keywords:

prison police brutality brazilian attempted murder carandiru massaker sao paulo doctor

FACTS

Runtime: 148 mins Budget: $3,684,600 Rating: 7.5 Tag Line: Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

Cast

Rodrigo Santoro

Lady Di

Milton Gonçalves

Chico

Wagner Moura

Zico

Milhem Cortaz

Peixeira

Lázaro Ramos

Ezequiel

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Dalva

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Physician

Ivan de Almeida

Ebony