Carandiru

(2003)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 629 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2003

Runtime: 145 мин

Country: Brazil, Argentina

Director: Héctor Babenco

Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Милтон Гонсалвес, Ivan de Almeida, Aílton Graça, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Aida Leiner, Родриго Санторо, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos, Caio Blat

Plot

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.

Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru in São Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4,000 maximum. Doc learns from experience and the tragic stories of hideous crimes which landed scum there and passionate dramas adding otherwise decent people. Just when he believes to leave the prisoners happy with a soccer tournament, a silly clothing-line argument kick-starts a politically opportune revolt repression.