Carandiru (2003)
R 2h 25m 6.9/10 IMDb
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
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves, Ivan de Almeida, Aílton Graça, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)
Mental Health & Emotional
Terminal illness
Substance Use
Drug use (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Gun violence Sexual assault / rape
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