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Carandiru

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Carandiru
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R,2hrs 28min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
May 14, 2004
Director:
Hector Babenco
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics
Starring:
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos, Milhem Cortaz, Milton Goncalves  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Exudes a throbbing flesh-and-blood intensity so compelling that it's impossible to avert your eyes. Full Review
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71
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out of 100
Based on 28 critic reviews
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