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Carandiru

03/21/2003

|

2hrs 25min

|

Drama

Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

STORY

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

    Cast

  • Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
  • Milton Gonçalves
  • Ivan de Almeida
  • Aílton Graça
  • Maria Luísa Mendonça

    Directors

  • Héctor Babenco
  • Maria Farkas
  • Márcia Faria

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

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

    Production Countries

  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese

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

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