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