Hector Babenco

Carandiru

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Carandiru

2003 / Biography / Drama / Direction Hector Babenco

A doctor (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) offers to carry out an AIDS prevention scheme in the largest prison in Latin America, Carandiru where he sees first hand the reality of prisons, which includes violence, overcrowding of cells and poor facilities. However, despite all the problems, the doctor soon realizes that the prisoners are not demonic figures as they also share solidarity, organization and a great will to live.

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Prizes and festivals

Cannes Film Festival

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Year

2002

Directed by

Hector Babenco

Genre

Drama, Documentary

Cast

Rodrigo Santoro, Milton Gonçalves, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Caio Blat, Wagner Moura, Lázaro Ramos, Antonio Grassi, Ricardo Blat, Gero Camilo, Milhem Cortaz, Floriano Peixoto, Ailton Graça, Ivan Almeida

Baseado no livro

Estação Carandiru de Drauzio Varella

Screenwriter

Victor Navas, Fernando Bonassi, Hector Babenco

Cinematographer

Walter Carvalho, ABC

Production Design

Clóvis Bueno

Editor

Mauro Alice

Music by

André Abujamra

Casting

Vivian Golombek

Coordenação Executiva

Eliana Soárez

Production Manager

Caio Gullane

Associated Producer

Daniel Filho

Coproduced by

Flávio R. Tambellini, Fabiano Gullane

Production

Hector Babenco

Director

Hector Babenco