Carandiru
Carandiru

Carandiru (21/03/2003)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Oscar Kramer S.A., BR Petrobrás, HB Filmes, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Sony Pictures Classics, Globo Filmes

Pays de production

Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom

Genres

Drama

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Ivan de Almeida

Ivan de Almeida

Aílton Graça

Aílton Graça

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Aida Leiner

Aida Leiner