Carandiru
Carandiru

Storyline

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.
  • Released
    March 21, 2003
  • Runtime
    2h 25min
  • Director
  • Budget
    $3,684,600
  • Revenue
    $10,782,155
  • Genre
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Portuguese
  • Production
    Oscar Kramer, BR Petrobrás, HB Filmes, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Globo Filmes