Carandiru (film)

Carandiru is a 2003 Brazilian drama film directed by Hector Babenco. It is based on the book Estao Carandiru by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist, who is portrayed in the film by Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos.

This episodic story is set in So Paulos notorious prison Carandiru, one of Latin Americas largest and most violent prison systems.Carandiru tells the stories of different inmates at So Paulos Carandiru Penitentiary through the filter of Dr. Varella, who goes to the prison to test the inmates for HIV. Similar to many Brazilian crime films, Dr. Varella narrates Carandiru, however, it is not his story that is told. He like Buscap in City of God 2002 film acts as a filter for the stories of those that cannot speak. ........

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