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Carandiru
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7.592
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Drama
2h 25m
2003

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...

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Carandiru
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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.

  • DirectorHéctor Babenco
  • Release21 March 2003
  • GenreDrama
  • Duration2h 25m
  • Budget$3,684,600
  • Revenue$10,782,155
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    7.592
    579 reviews
  • Productions

    Oscar Kramer S.A., BR Petrobrás, HB Filmes, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Sony Pictures Classics, Globo Filmes

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