Carandiru
Carandirú
Brazil / Argentina / Italy,
2003, 148 min
(Alternative: 140 min)
Directed by:
Hector BabencoCinematography:
Walter CarvalhoCast:
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves, Rodrigo Santoro, Lázaro Ramos, Rita Cadillac, Gero Camilo, Caio Blat, Wagner Moura, Enrique Díaz, Dráuzio Varella (more)Plots(1)
The film follows the point of view of a doctor who makes regular visits to the Sao Paulo Penitentiary and hears hundreds of prisoners` stories, about love and passion, crime and friendship. He is also the witness of the survivors of the 1992 massacre that left 111 people dead. (official distributor synopsis)