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Carandiru is a journey into the intimacy of the inmates of the most famous prison in São Paulo, Brazil. The stories they tell the prison doctor, in a surprisingly light way, are like tales, full of humanity, despair, love, betrayal, revenge, hope…
But that genuineness quickly disappears, when the spectator and the inmates are confronted with the extremely violent and inhuman reality of the prison, governed by its own codes, the first rule being the ability to survive at all costs - killing, drugging, praying… The spectator's journey ends with them, on October 2, 1992, a day sadly remembered as the day of the biggest massacre in Latin America's prison system, where 111 men were murdered by the Military Police of São Paulo.
The film, in addition to portraying that disastrous day, was made in the prison where the real massacre took place: Carandiru.
But that genuineness quickly disappears, when the spectator and the inmates are confronted with the extremely violent and inhuman reality of the prison, governed by its own codes, the first rule being the ability to survive at all costs - killing, drugging, praying… The spectator's journey ends with them, on October 2, 1992, a day sadly remembered as the day of the biggest massacre in Latin America's prison system, where 111 men were murdered by the Military Police of São Paulo.
The film, in addition to portraying that disastrous day, was made in the prison where the real massacre took place: Carandiru.
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Cast:
Ivan de Almeida, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves, Ailton Graça, Ainda Lerner, Rodrigo Santoro -
Original Title:
Carandiru -
Country:
Brazil -
Year:
2004 - 152' PT
Director
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco was born in Buenos Aires, on February 7, 1946. He is a naturalized Brazilian citizen. Héctor Babenco founded HB Films, his own production company in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His first film was Rei da Noite, in 1975. Babenco released the movie O Beijo da Mulher-Aranha, at Cannes Film Festival, in 1985 - William Hurt won the Oscar for Best Actor -, and the movie was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Movie.
