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Carandiru
Carandiru

Carandiru

Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

Genres

Drama

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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 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.

Others

Budget

$3684600

Revenue

$10782155

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

21 March 2003

Country

Brazil

Cast

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Doutor (Physician)

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Chico

Ivan de Almeida

Ivan de Almeida

Nego Preto (Ebony)

Aílton Graça

Aílton Graça

Majestade (Majesty)

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Dalva

Aida Leiner

Aida Leiner

Rosirene

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Lady Di

Gero Camilo

Gero Camilo

Sem Chance (No Way)

Lázaro Ramos

Lázaro Ramos

Ezequiel

Caio Blat

Caio Blat

Deusdete

Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura

Zico

Julia Ianina

Julia Ianina

Francineide

Sabrina Greve

Sabrina Greve

Catarina

Floriano Peixoto

Floriano Peixoto

Antônio Carlos

Ricardo Blat

Ricardo Blat

Claudiomiro

Vanessa Gerbelli

Vanessa Gerbelli

Célia

Leona Cavalli

Leona Cavalli

Dina

Milhem Cortaz

Milhem Cortaz

Peixeira (Dagger)

Dionísio Neto

Dionísio Neto

Lula

Antônio Grassi

Antônio Grassi

Seu Pires

Enrique Díaz

Enrique Díaz

Gilson

Robson Nunes

Robson Nunes

Dada

André Ceccato

André Ceccato

Barba

Bukassa Kabengele

Bukassa Kabengele

Prison Narrator

Sabotage

Sabotage

Fuinha

Rita Cadillac

Rita Cadillac

Herself

Luis Miranda

Luis Miranda

Paulo Boca

Serjão Loroza

Serjão Loroza

Gordo (Fatso)

Walter Breda

Walter Breda

Antônio

Leopoldo Pacheco

Leopoldo Pacheco

Governor's Representative

Nill Marcondes

Nill Marcondes

Pimenta

Celso Sim

Celso Sim

Trans Officiant

Oscar Magrini

Oscar Magrini

Dina's Lover

Cláudia Wonder

Cláudia Wonder

Trans Prisoner

Clemente Viscaíno

Clemente Viscaíno

Gustavo Trestini

Gustavo Trestini

Flávio Rocha

Flávio Rocha

Nicolas Trevijano

Nicolas Trevijano

Marcos Suchara

Marcos Suchara

Marcello Escorel

Marcello Escorel

Vera Mancini

Vera Mancini

Luciano Quirino

Luciano Quirino

Salete Campari

Salete Campari

Trans Prisoner

Eduardo Mancini

Eduardo Mancini

Gal Quaresma

Gal Quaresma

Igor Moreira

Igor Moreira

André Nascimento

André Nascimento

Claudio Albuquerque

Claudio Albuquerque

Angelo Brandini

Angelo Brandini

Caio Cesar

Caio Cesar

Drago

Drago

Guido Campos Correa

Guido Campos Correa

Antônio de Andrade

Antônio de Andrade

Carlos Junior

Carlos Junior

Cleide Queiroz

Cleide Queiroz

Fabio Ock

Fabio Ock

Ivan Cápua

Ivan Cápua

Riba Carlovich

Riba Carlovich

Maurício Marques

Maurício Marques

Kaio Pezzutti

Kaio Pezzutti

Paulo Ribeiro

Paulo Ribeiro

Rejane Arruda

Rejane Arruda

Roberto Audio

Roberto Audio

Kiko Dinucci

Kiko Dinucci

Mirtes Mesquita

Mirtes Mesquita

Pedro Vieira

Pedro Vieira

Taroba

Taroba

Rubens Mello

Rubens Mello

Preso

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