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Carandiru
Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?
Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?
Drama - 2003
Carandiru
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7.6
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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 discovers the victim 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.
Director:
,
Héctor Babenco
Cast:
,
Rodrigo Santoro
,
Milton Gonçalves
,
Maria Luísa Mendonça
,
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
,
Ivan de Almeida
,
Aílton Graça
,
Aida Leiner

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
148 min
Release date:
21 Mar 2003
Country:
AR, BR
Languages:
Portuguese
Budget:
$3,684,600
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 33 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Babenco brings the place and the prisoners alive.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
11 Jun 2004
fresh:
Despite its structural flaws, Carandiru presents more interesting characters than you'd see in a dozen other prison movies.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
11 Jun 2004
fresh:
Has moments of raw, unflinching power.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
30 Jun 2004
fresh:
The movie has a tactile reality. You can almost smell it.
– Steve Murray,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
15 Jul 2004
fresh:
We're served up meaty, often spicy, slices of sadly wasted lives.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug 2004
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