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Carandiru

2003

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.

Cast & Crew

LCVLCV
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

as Doutor (Physician)

MGMG
Milton Gonçalves

as Chico

IdAIdA
Ivan de Almeida

as Nego Preto (Ebony)

AGAG
Aílton Graça

as Majestade (Majesty)

MLMMLM
Maria Luísa Mendonça

as Dalva

ALAL
Aida Leiner

as Rosirene

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
3/21/2003
Runtime
2 hours, 25 minutes
Original Language
PT
Financial
Budget
$3,684,600
Revenue
$10,782,155
Profit/Loss
+$7,097,555
ROI: 192.6%
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
Brazil (BR)
Argentina (AR)
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
Portuguese (pt)
Production Companies
O
Oscar Kramer S.A.
B
BR Petrobrás
H
HB Filmes
C
Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics
Globo Filmes
Globo Filmes