Carandiru
Carandiru
Release: 2003-03-21
·Runtime: 145m
·★ 7.6
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.
Production Countries
Brazil
Argentina
United States of America
Production Companies
Oscar Kramer
BR Petrobrás
HB Filmes
Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil
Sony Pictures Classics
Globo Filmes
Cast
Ricardo Blat
as Claudiomiro
Dionísio Neto
as Lula
Nill Marcondes
as Pimenta
Marcello Escorel
Rubens Mello
as Preso
Sabotage
as Fuinha
Sabrina Greve
as Catarina
Milton Gonçalves
as Chico
Maria Luísa Mendonça
as Dalva
Nicolas Trevijano
Marcos Suchara
Lázaro Ramos
as Ezequiel
Julia Ianina
as Francineide
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
as Doutor (Physician)
Caio Blat
as Deusdete
Leona Cavalli
as Dina
Flávio Rocha
Roberto Audio
Aida Leiner
as Rosirene
Gero Camilo
as Sem Chance (No Way)
Vanessa Gerbelli
as Célia
Oscar Magrini
as Dina's Lover
Walter Breda
as Antônio
Luciano Quirino
André Ceccato
as Barba
Luis Miranda
as Paulo Boca
Serjão Loroza
as Gordo (Fatso)
Clemente Viscaíno
Floriano Peixoto
as Antônio Carlos
Rita Cadillac
as Herself
Vera Mancini
Ivan de Almeida
as Nego Preto (Ebony)
Milhem Cortaz
as Peixeira (Dagger)
Cláudia Wonder
as Trans Prisoner
Wagner Moura
as Zico
Antônio Grassi
as Seu Pires
Leopoldo Pacheco
as Governor's Representative
Celso Sim
as Trans Officiant
Rodrigo Santoro
as Lady Di
Enrique Díaz
as Gilson
Aílton Graça
as Majestade (Majesty)
Robson Nunes
as Dada
Bukassa Kabengele
as Prison Narrator
Paulo Ribeiro