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7.6When 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: 2003-04-11145 minDir: Héctor BabencoDramaBudget: $3.7MBox office: $10.8M
Cast
- Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Doutor (Physician)
- Milton Gonçalves as Chico
- Ivan de Almeida as Nego Preto (Ebony)
- Aílton Graça as Majestade (Majesty)
- Maria Luísa Mendonça as Dalva
- Aida Leiner as Rosirene
Themes
- prison
- police brutality
- attempted murder
- carandiru massacre
- sao paulo, brazil
- doctor
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
22,483 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
71/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 16 wins & 33 nominations
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