Genre: DRAMA / CRIME
Release Dates: May 14, 2004
Trailers: Trailer at Rotten Tomatoes
Official Websites: Sony Pictures Classics official U.S. website
Production Company: Globo Filmes
Synopsis:
Based on the real life experiences of doctor Drauzio Varella inside a dreadful State penitentiary called Carandiru, that was located in São Paulo, Brazil.
Crew: Hector Babenco (co-writer and director); Fernando Bonassi (co-writer)
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as the Physician, Milton Gonçalves as Chico, Ivan de Almeida as Ebony, Ailton Graça as Majestade and Maria Luisa Mendonça as Dalva
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
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