Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 70Audiences 81GoodWatch 75
Metascore71
Tomatometer68%
Audience score85%
Letterboxd · 112 K ratings4.2/5
User score7.7
IMDb7.6
Box office
2.6×its budget
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $11 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 25 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +36 min on the typical 109
typical 109145Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
2003
April 11, 2003
23 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
Argentina
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 33 more37 people
- Luiz Carlos VasconcelosDoutor (Physician)
- Milton GonçalvesChico
- Ivan de AlmeidaNego Preto (Ebony)
- Aílton GraçaMajestade (Majesty)
- Maria Luísa MendonçaDalva
- Aida LeinerRosirene
- Rodrigo SantoroLady Di
- Gero CamiloSem Chance (No Way)
Lázaro RamosEzequiel
Caio BlatDeusdete
Wagner MouraZico
Julia IaninaFrancineide
Sabrina GreveCatarina
Floriano PeixotoAntônio Carlos
Ricardo BlatClaudiomiro
Vanessa GerbelliCélia
Leona CavalliDina
Milhem CortazPeixeira (Dagger)
Dionísio NetoLula
Antônio GrassiSeu Pires
Enrique DíazGilson
Robson NunesDada
André CeccatoBarba
Bukassa KabengelePrison Narrator
Directing · 6
- Héctor Babenco Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Tomás Rezende Third Assistant Director
- Maria Farkas Assistant Director
- Márcia Faria First Assistant Director
- Olívia Guimarães Assistant Director
- Adelina Pontual Continuity
Writing · 3
- Fernando Bonassi Screenplay
- Victor Navas Screenplay
- Dráuzio Varella Novel, Thanks
Production · 22
- Rui Pires Production Coordinator, Producer
- Óscar Kramer Producer
- Vivian Golombek Casting
- Daniel Filho Associate Producer
- Patricia Faria Casting Assistant
- Diana Galantini Casting Assistant
Camera · 12
- Walter Carvalho Director of Photography
- Jorge Pfister Second Assistant Camera
- Lula Carvalho First Assistant Camera
- Júlio Guimarães Grip
- Marco T. Guglielmoni Steadicam Operator
- Guzulinha Grip
Editing · 1
- Mauro Alice Editor
Sound · 15
- André Abujamra Original Music Composer
- Miriam Biderman Supervising Sound Editor
- Eliza Paley Supervising Sound Editor
- Armando Torres Jr. Sound Effects
- Ryan Collison Foley
- Jacob Ribicoff Foley Supervisor
Art · 7
- Clovis Bueno Production Design
- Leandro Vilar Assistant Art Director
- Vera Hamburger Art Direction
- Bia Pessoa Painter
- Ana Paula Guimarães Art Designer
- João Bueno Painter
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Cristina Camargo Costume Design
- Anna Van Steen Makeup Artist
- Gabi Moraes Key Makeup Artist
- Cássio Brasil Costumer
Visual Effects · 1
- André Waller Digital Compositor
Lighting · 5
- Ulisses Malta Gaffer
- Fernando Baia Electrician
- Marcos de Noronha Chief Lighting Technician
- Júnior Malta Electrician
- Toti Cardoso Electrician
Other crew · 11
- Agnaldo Bueno Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Matias Mariani Post Production Assistant
- Sabotage In Memory Of
- Ary Barroso Compositor
- Eduardo Duque Pimenta Video Assist Operator
- Afonso Coaracy Transportation Coordinator
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