Carandiru

• 7.577 Drama
• 2003-03-21
• 145 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)) Lázaro Ramos (Ezequiel) Caio Blat (Deusdete)

Director:

Héctor Babenco

Writer:

Héctor Babenco Fernando Bonassi Victor Navas