Carandiru

IMDb 7.6 2003 • 145 min • Drama

Director

Héctor Babenco

Country

BR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos Doutor (Physician)
Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves Chico
Ivan de Almeida
Ivan de Almeida Nego Preto (Ebony)
Aílton Graça
Aílton Graça Majestade (Majesty)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Maria Luísa Mendonça Dalva