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Apr 11, 2003 · Carandiru: Directed by Hector Babenco. With Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves, Ivan de Almeida, Ailton Graça. Stories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
- (22K)
- Crime, Drama
- Hector Babenco
- 2003-04-11
Stories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America. Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru in São Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4,000 maximum.
Plot. This episodic story is set in São Paulo's notorious prison Carandiru, one of Latin America's largest and most violent prison systems. Carandiru tells the stories of different inmates at Sāo Paulo's Carandiru Penitentiary through the filter of Dr. Varella, who goes to the prison to test the inmates for HIV.
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.
- (41.9K)
- Oscar Kramer S.A.
- Héctor Babenco
Written by Francisco M. Silva and Joaquim Osório Duque Estrada. Performed by Canarinhos de Petrópolis and Disquinho. Rhythm is a Dancer. Written by Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti (as John Virgo Garrett III) and Thea Austin. Performed by Snap! Fúria Verbal. Written and performed by Thaíde and DJ Hum.
Mar 21, 2003 · Screenplay. 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 ...
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The acclaimed director of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' dramatizes the 1992 prisoner revolt and massacre at São Paulo's infamous Carandiru penitentiary. A tender, forceful, and personal film for Babenco and ultimately an insightful metaphor of contemporary Brazilian society.
