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 | 8.324 |
Directed By
Héctor Babenco
Crew
André Abujamra
Óscar Kramer
Héctor Babenco
Mauro Alice
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco
Fernando Bonassi
Walter Carvalho
Dráuzio Varella
Daniel Filho
Caio Gullane
Paulo Gama
Alessandra Casolari
Fernando Baia
Pablo Baião
Anna Van Steen
Ryan Collison
Waltinho Magalhães Filho
Olívia Guimarães
Leandro Vilar
Ana Chiarini
Victor Navas
Valdy Lopes
Nancy Cabrera
Luciano Raposo
Marcos de Noronha
Márcia Faria
Maria Farkas
Marcelo Raposo
Lula Carvalho
Miriam Biderman
Romeu Quinto
Reilly Steele
Rui Pires
Armando Torres Jr.
Bia Pessoa
Eliza Paley
Gabi Moraes
André Waller
Marco T. Guglielmoni
Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues
Cristina Camargo
Agnaldo Bueno
Claudimar Guimaraes
Tomás Rezende
Ana Paula Guimarães
Fabiano Gullane
Agnaldo Bueno
Flávio R. Tambellini
Jacob Ribicoff
Clovis Bueno
Edu Abad
Rodrigo Ferrante
Toti Cardoso
Vivian Golombek
João Bueno
Tom Cundom
Pablo Hoffmann
Ulisses Malta Jr.
Guzulinha
Eduardo de Andréa Kito
Júlio Guimarães
Cássio Brasil
Manuela Mandler
Vander de Sousa
Diana Galantini
Matias Mariani
Lia Raulino Hillel
Alexandre Samori
André Montenegro
Dráuzio Varella
Luciana Baptista
Beto Quini
Rui Pires
Eduardo Duque Pimenta
Patricia Faria
Renata Moura
Anna Angélica Olivares
Anapaula Csernik
Afonso Coaracy
Paulo Sakopniak
Renato Lemos
Jair Neto
Renato Lemos
Deborah Osborn
Jorge Pfister
Sônia Império Hamburger
Ary Barroso
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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