Carandiru
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hector Babenco
Ailton Graca
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos
Milhem Cortaz
Andre Ceccato
Dionisio Neto
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a cell inside São Paulo's House of Detention, better known as Carandiru, two inmates have a score to settle. The atmosphere is tense. Another inmate, Ebony, a kind of "judge" for settling disputes among prisoners, solves the case in time to welcome the Doctor, who has recently arrived--eager to begin an AIDS-prevention program in the penitentiary. The Doctor is faced with extremely serious problems inside this place, known as Latin America's largest jail: overcrowded cells, decaying facilities, diseases such as TB, leptospirosis, cachexia, and the beginnings of an AIDS epidemic. The inmates have access to neither medical care, nor legal assistance. Carandiru, with upwards of seven thousand prisoners, is a huge challenge for the newcomer. But after working there for a few months he perceives something that will transform him: the inmates, even in this appalling situation, are not demonic figures. In his daily contacts with the prisoners who see him in his makeshift office, the Doctor witnesses solidarity, organization, and above all, a great will to live.
Director
Hector Babenco
Cast
Ailton Graca
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos
Milhem Cortaz
Andre Ceccato
Dionisio Neto
Caio Blat
Milton Goncalves
Gero Camilo
Robson Nunes
Aida Lerner
Ricardo Blat
Antonio Grassi
Vanessa Gerbelli
Ivan De Almeida
Rodrigo Santoro
Wagner Moura
Julia Ianina
Sabrina Greve
Lazaro Ramos
Floriano Peixoto
Enrique Diaz
Rita Cadillac
Maria Luiza Mendonca
Leona Cavalli
Crew
André Abujamra
Mauro Alice
Hector Babenco
Hector Babenco
Miriam Biderman
Fernando Bonassi
Clovis Bueno
Cristina Camargo
Walter Carvalho
Alessandra Casolari
Daniel Filho
Vivian Golombeck
Caio Gullane
Fabiano Gullane
Vera Hamburger
Gabi Moraes
Victor Navas
Eliza Paley
Romeu Quinto
Flavio R Tambellini
Drauzio Varella
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 14, 2004
Released in United States on Video September 21, 2004
Released in United States January 2004
Released in United States May 2004
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May 1-9, 2004.
Released in United States Spring May 14, 2004
Released in United States on Video September 21, 2004
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) January 15-25, 2004.)
Released in United States May 2004 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May 1-9, 2004.)
