Carandiru (2003)
Overview
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 Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,684,600.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,782,155.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 1.0031 |
Directed By
Héctor Babenco
Crew
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco
Óscar Kramer
André Abujamra
Walter Carvalho
Mauro Alice
Héctor Babenco
Fernando Bonassi
Dráuzio Varella
Victor Navas
Daniel Filho
Fabiano Gullane
Rui Pires
Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues
Flávio R. Tambellini
Vivian Golombek
Clovis Bueno
Cristina Camargo
Gabi Moraes
Anna Van Steen
Caio Gullane
Edu Abad
Alessandra Casolari
Waltinho Magalhães Filho
Márcia Faria
Maria Farkas
Olívia Guimarães
Tomás Rezende
João Bueno
Ana Paula Guimarães
Valdy Lopes
Bia Pessoa
Leandro Vilar
Miriam Biderman
Nancy Cabrera
Ana Chiarini
Ryan Collison
Rodrigo Ferrante
Paulo Gama
Eliza Paley
Romeu Quinto
Luciano Raposo
Marcelo Raposo
Jacob Ribicoff
Reilly Steele
Armando Torres Jr.
Tom Cundom
André Waller
Agnaldo Bueno
Agnaldo Bueno
Claudimar Guimaraes
Fernando Baia
Pablo Baião
Toti Cardoso
Lula Carvalho
Marcos de Noronha
Marco T. Guglielmoni
Júlio Guimarães
Pablo Hoffmann
Guzulinha
Ulisses Malta Jr.
Eduardo de Andréa Kito
Jorge Pfister
Eduardo Duque Pimenta
Beto Quini
Alexandre Samori
Cássio Brasil
Anapaula Csernik
Patricia Faria
Diana Galantini
Renato Lemos
Renato Lemos
Ary Barroso
Afonso Coaracy
Vander de Sousa
Matias Mariani
Deborah Osborn
Luciana Baptista
Sônia Império Hamburger
Lia Raulino Hillel
Manuela Mandler
André Montenegro
Renata Moura
Jair Neto
Anna Angélica Olivares
Rui Pires
Paulo Sakopniak
Dráuzio Varella
Adelina Pontual
Sabotage
Vera Hamburger
Ulisses Malta
TOP CAST
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Doutor (Physician)
Milton Gonçalves
Chico
Ivan de Almeida
Nego Preto (Ebony)
Aílton Graça
Majestade (Majesty)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Dalva
Aida Leiner
Rosirene
Rodrigo Santoro
Lady Di
Gero Camilo
Sem Chance (No Way)
Lázaro Ramos
Ezequiel
Caio Blat
Deusdete
Wagner Moura
Zico
Julia Ianina
Francineide
Sabrina Greve
Catarina
Floriano Peixoto
Antônio Carlos
Ricardo Blat
Claudiomiro
Vanessa Gerbelli
Célia
Leona Cavalli
Dina
Milhem Cortaz
Peixeira (Dagger)
Dionísio Neto
Lula
Antônio Grassi
Seu Pires
Enrique Díaz
Gilson
Robson Nunes
Dada
André Ceccato
Barba
Bukassa Kabengele
Prison Narrator
Sabotage
Fuinha
Rita Cadillac
Herself
Luis Miranda
Paulo Boca
Serjão Loroza
Gordo (Fatso)
Walter Breda
Antônio
Leopoldo Pacheco
Governor's Representative
Nill Marcondes
Pimenta
Celso Sim
Trans Officiant
Oscar Magrini
Dina's Lover
Cláudia Wonder
Trans Prisoner
Salete Campari
Trans Prisoner
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