Movie
2004 Criminal drama
2h 27min
Original lang. | Portuguese |
Country | Brazil/Argentina |
R
Film based on real life experiences of doctor Drauzio Varella inside dreadful State penitentiary Carandiru, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, while he was doing a social work of Aids prevention. There he found hundreds of convicts living under degrading conditions. The situation came to a climax in 1992, when in order to smother a rebellion, police force killed 111 men.
Directed by | Hector Babenco |
Written by | Hector Babenco, Fernando Bonassi |
Company | Sony PicturesSony PicturesSony Pictures |
Starring
Rodrigo Santoro
Lázaro Ramos
Wagner Moura
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Milton Gonçalves
Ivan de Almeida
Ailton Graça
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Aida Leiner
Gero Camilo
Caio Blat
Julia Ianina
Sabrina Greve
Floriano Peixoto
Ricardo Blat
Vanessa Gerbelli
Leona Cavalli
Milhem Cortaz
Dionísio Neto
Antônio Grassi
Enrique Diaz
Robson Nunes
André Ceccato
Bukassa Kabengele
Sabotage
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