Carandiru ( port. Carandiru ) is a film by the Argentine-Brazilian director Hector Babenko , based on real events described in Drausio Varella's book “Station of Carandiru” [1] . In 2003, he was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch at the Cannes Film Festival [2] .
| Carandir | |
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| Carandiru | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Hector Babenko |
| Producer | Hector Babenko , Oscar Kramer |
| Author script | Hector Babenko , Drausiu Varella, Victor Navas, Fernando Bonassi. |
| In the main cast | Louise Carlus Vasconcelus Ivan di Almeida Ailton Grasse Rodrigo Santoro |
| Operator | Walter Carvalho |
| Composer | Andre Abujamra |
| Film company | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Duration | 145 minutes |
| Budget | 12 million R $ |
| A country | Brazil , Argentina |
| Tongue | Portuguese |
| Year | 2003 |
| IMDb | ID 0293007 |
Description
The film Karandiru tells the audience about the life and life of the inhabitants of the "House of Detention" Karandiru, the most famous prison of São Paulo , which existed from 1920 until its demolition in 2002 [3] .
Story
Dr. Varella, on a voluntary basis, as a volunteer arrives at the Carandira prison to prevent AIDS among prisoners. On the first day, he gets acquainted with life and order in a crowded prison. Many prisoners tell him their stories of the events that caused their arrest. These are real stories about love, death, revenge, drugs.
The culmination of the screen action is the riot of prisoners and the “Massacre of Karandira” that followed. As a result of a police operation in 1992, 111 prisoners were killed against rioters [4] .
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Louise Carlus Vasconcelus | Doctor |
| Milton Goncalves | Bling |
| Ivan di Almeida | Ebony |
| Ailton Grasse | Majestadi |
| Maria Louise Mendons | Dalva |
| Aida Leiner | Rosaries |
| Rodrigo Santoro | Lady Dee |
| Rita Caddilac | Rita Caddilac |
| Jerou Camille | No way |
| Lazaro Ramos | Ezekiel |
| Cayo Blat | Deusdet |
| Wagner Moura | Ziku |
| Millem Cortaz | Peysheira |
| Julia Yanina | Francinedi |
| Sabrina Greve | Katarina |
| Floriana Paishot | Antoniu Carlus |
| Ricardo Blat | Claudiumoura |
| Vanessa Gerbelli | Celia |
| Leona cavalli | Dina |
| Dionisiu Nope | Lula |
| Antoni Grassi | Guard Pires |
| Nelson Mashadu | |
| Gabriel Braga Nunnes | Sergiu |
| Sergio Lorosa | fat man |
| Enrique Diaz | Gilson |
| Robson Nunes | Yes Yes |
Rewards
- 2003 - 7 awards of the Havana Film Festival
- 2004 - 2 awards (Brazilian Grand Prix): the best film, the best adaptation.
- 2004 - Cartagena Film Festival Award: Best Film.
Interesting Facts
- The process of creating the picture took three years. Among more than 8,000 extras were former real prisoners of Karandiru [5] .
Notes
Links
- " Carandir ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Official site