Carandiru (2003)
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Carandiru
Brazilian filmmaker Hector Babenco directs the confrontational drama Carandiru, based on the best-selling novel by Dr. Drauzio Varella. The episodic story is set in Sao Paulo's House of Detention (referred to as Carandiru), one of Latin America's largest prison systems. The doctor (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) is an oncologist who arrives in the jail to test patients for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor comes to realize the internal power structure among the prisoners. Several narratives develop, including the attempted murder of Dagger (Milhem Cortaz), the solitary confinement of Chico (Milton Goncalves), and the romance between Lady Di (Rodrigo Santoro) and Too Bad (Gero Camilo). The doctor eventually establishes a routine and sees the prisoners as survivors, leading up to the violent conclusion: a reconstruction of the October 2, 1992, prison riot known as the Carandiru Massacre. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Carandiru:
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos also in Midnight , Behind The Sun , Me, You, Them
Maria Luiza Mendonca also in The Three Marias
Rodrigo Santoro also in Behind The Sun , Redbelt , The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone , 300 , Love Actually
Gero Camilo also in Man on Fire , Behind The Sun
Lazaro Ramos also in The Man Who Copied , Madame Satã , Lower City , The Three Marias
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