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 | 3.531 |
Directed By
Héctor Babenco
Crew
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco
Fernando Bonassi
Héctor Babenco
André Abujamra
Walter Carvalho
Mauro Alice
Óscar Kramer
Dráuzio Varella
Maria Farkas
Márcia Faria
Olívia Guimarães
Rui Pires
Miriam Biderman
Vivian Golombek
Cristina Camargo
Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues
Waltinho Magalhães Filho
Leandro Vilar
Anna Van Steen
Alessandra Casolari
Tomás Rezende
Victor Navas
Valdy Lopes
Nancy Cabrera
João Bueno
Caio Gullane
Bia Pessoa
Daniel Filho
Fabiano Gullane
Clovis Bueno
Edu Abad
Flávio R. Tambellini
Gabi Moraes
Ana Paula Guimarães
Romeu Quinto
Ryan Collison
Armando Torres Jr.
Jacob Ribicoff
Agnaldo Bueno
Lula Carvalho
Luciano Raposo
Marcelo Raposo
Pablo Baião
Tom Cundom
Fernando Baia
Marco T. Guglielmoni
Reilly Steele
Claudimar Guimaraes
Ana Chiarini
Rodrigo Ferrante
Eliza Paley
André Waller
Marcos de Noronha
Paulo Gama
Agnaldo Bueno
Toti Cardoso
Júlio Guimarães
Ulisses Malta Jr.
Eduardo de Andréa Kito
Pablo Hoffmann
Guzulinha
Renato Lemos
Lia Raulino Hillel
Patricia Faria
Diana Galantini
Matias Mariani
Vander de Sousa
Manuela Mandler
Renata Moura
Luciana Baptista
Jorge Pfister
Beto Quini
Ary Barroso
Renato Lemos
Anapaula Csernik
Cássio Brasil
Eduardo Duque Pimenta
Alexandre Samori
Afonso Coaracy
Deborah Osborn
Sônia Império Hamburger
André Montenegro
Dráuzio Varella
Paulo Sakopniak
Rui Pires
Anna Angélica Olivares
Jair Neto
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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