Carandiru
- Drama
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.
Carandiru is a 2003 Brazilian drama film based on true events at São Paulo's largest prison. The film follows a doctor implementing an AIDS prevention program inside Casa de Detenção de São Paulo, set against the backdrop of a tragic massacre in which 111 inmates were killed by Military Police. Adapted from Dráuzio Varella's book, it offers an unflinching look at one of Brazil's darkest historical moments.
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Limited theatrical in United States · Rated R
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Luiz Carlos VasconcelosDoutor (Physician)
Milton GonçalvesChico
Ivan de AlmeidaNego Preto (Ebony)
Aílton GraçaMajestade (Majesty)
Maria Luísa MendonçaDalva
Aida LeinerRosirene
Rodrigo SantoroLady Di
Gero CamiloSem Chance (No Way)
Lázaro RamosEzequiel
Caio BlatDeusdete
Wagner MouraZico
Julia IaninaFrancineide
Sabrina GreveCatarina
Floriano PeixotoAntônio Carlos
Ricardo BlatClaudiomiro
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Carandiru — frequently asked
When was Carandiru released?
Carandiru was released on April 11, 2003.
What is Carandiru based on?
The film is based on real events at Brazil's Casa de Detenção de São Paulo prison and adapted from a book by Dráuzio Varella, the doctor who ran the AIDS prevention program depicted in the story.
What historical event is the film about?
Carandiru centers on a massacre in which the São Paulo Military Police killed 111 inmates at the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo prison, one of the darkest days in Brazilian history.
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