
Carandiru
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.
Top Billed Cast

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Doutor (Physician)

Milton Gonçalves
Chico

Ivan de Almeida
Nego Preto (Ebony)

Aílton Graça
Majestade (Majesty)

Maria Luísa Mendonça
Dalva
Featured Crew

Héctor Babenco
Director

Héctor Babenco
Screenplay

Fernando Bonassi
Screenplay

Héctor Babenco
Producer

André Abujamra
Original Music Composer

Walter Carvalho
Director of Photography
Mauro Alice
Editor
Óscar Kramer
Producer

Dráuzio Varella
Novel
Maria Farkas
Assistant Director
Márcia Faria
First Assistant Director

Olívia Guimarães
Assistant Director