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Carandiru

Carandiru

Carandiru

Carandiru

Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?

2003•2h 25m•

★7.6(610 ratings)

Drama

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.

Director

Héctor Babenco

Writers

Héctor Babenco, Fernando Bonassi, Victor Navas

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Main Cast

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Doutor (Physician)

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Chico

Ivan de Almeida

Ivan de Almeida

Nego Preto (Ebony)

Aílton Graça

Aílton Graça

Majestade (Majesty)

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Dalva

Aida Leiner

Aida Leiner

Rosirene

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Lady Di

Gero Camilo

Gero Camilo

Sem Chance (No Way)

Lázaro Ramos

Lázaro Ramos

Ezequiel

Caio Blat

Caio Blat

Deusdete

Wagner Moura

Wagner Moura

Zico

Julia Ianina

Julia Ianina

Francineide

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Héctor Babenco
Assistant Director: Maria Farkas
First Assistant Director: Márcia Faria
Assistant Director: Olívia Guimarães
Third Assistant Director: Tomás Rezende
Continuity: Adelina Pontual

Writing

Screenplay: Héctor Babenco
Screenplay: Fernando Bonassi
Novel: Dráuzio Varella
Screenplay: Victor Navas

Production

Producer: Héctor Babenco
Producer: Óscar Kramer
Producer: Rui Pires
Casting: Vivian Golombek
Associate Producer: Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues
Location Manager: Waltinho Magalhães Filho

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: André Abujamra
Supervising Sound Editor: Miriam Biderman
Foley Artist: Nancy Cabrera
Sound Recordist: Romeu Quinto
Foley: Ryan Collison
Sound Effects: Armando Torres Jr.

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Walter Carvalho
First Assistant Camera: Lula Carvalho
Second Assistant Camera: Pablo Baião
Grip: Amaro Francisco Campos
Steadicam Operator: Marco T. Guglielmoni
Grip: Júlio Guimarães

Editing

Editor: Mauro Alice

Art Direction

Assistant Art Director: Leandro Vilar
Assistant Set Designer: Valdy Lopes
Painter: João Bueno
Painter: Bia Pessoa
Production Design: Clovis Bueno
Art Designer: Ana Paula Guimarães

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Cristina Camargo
Makeup Artist: Anna Van Steen
Key Makeup Artist: Gabi Moraes
Costumer: Cássio Brasil

Visual Effects

Digital Compositor: André Waller

Keywords

prisonpolice brutalityattempted murdercarandiru massacresao paulo, brazildoctor

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Inside here nobody is guilty. Do you believe that?"

#2

With a budget of $3.7M, the film grossed $10.8M — a profit of $7.1M (193% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 145 minutes (2h 25m).

#4

It was a co-production between: Brazil, Argentina.

#5

The film was directed by Héctor Babenco.

#6

The screenplay was written by Héctor Babenco and Fernando Bonassi.

#7

The score was composed by André Abujamra.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Walter Carvalho.

#9

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 68 credited actors.

#10

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0293007.

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Rating

7.6/10

Great

610 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Carandiru

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

Português

Country of Origin:

Brazil, Argentina

Budget:

$3,684,600

Revenue:

$10,782,155

Production Companies:

Oscar Kramer

Petrobras

Petrobras

HB Filmes

Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil

Globo Filmes

Globo Filmes