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Carandiru (2003)

R · 2003-03-21 · 2h 28m · PT
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Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

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.

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Héctor BabencoDirector
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$3.7M

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Luiz Carlos VasconcelosLuiz Carlos VasconcelosDoutor (Physician)Milton GonçalvesMilton GonçalvesChicoIvan de AlmeidaIvan de AlmeidaNego Preto (Ebony)Aílton GraçaAílton GraçaMajestade (Majesty)Maria Luísa MendonçaMaria Luísa MendonçaDalvaAida LeinerAida LeinerRosireneRodrigo SantoroRodrigo SantoroLady DiGero CamiloGero CamiloSem Chance (No Way)Lázaro RamosLázaro RamosEzequielCaio BlatCaio BlatDeusdeteWagner MouraWagner MouraZicoRita CadillacRita CadillacHerself

Keywords

PrisonDoctorPolice brutalityAttempted murderBrazilianSao pauloCarandiru massacreSao paulo brazil

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityPrison · Doctor · Police BrutalityDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference305680Actor preference1967 · 244782 · 378728

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What is Carandiru about?

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.

How long is Carandiru?

Carandiru has a runtime of 148 minutes.

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