Carandiru

Overview

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.

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Director

Héctor Babenco

Director

Cast

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

Wagner Moura

Zico

Julia Ianina

Francineide

Sabrina Greve

Catarina

Floriano Peixoto

Antônio Carlos

Ricardo Blat

Claudiomiro

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