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Bookmark this pageCarandiru (2003)
Director: Hector Babenco
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Based on the memoirs of a doctor, Drauzio Varella, who administered at São Paulo's most notorious prison, Babenco's film introduces us to a dozen or more inmates. These universally colourful characters spin wild tales of rough justice and betrayed innocence in flashbacks that give the stories a feel that's practically Runyonesque. It's entertaining, and you learn quite a bit about the do's and don't's of the Brazilian penal system (pray this never comes in handy), although the mise-en-scène feels terribly old fashioned after City of God - until a shocking dramatic climax wipes the smile off your face.Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Hector Babenco
Producer: Hector Babenco
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves, Ivan de Almeida, Ailton Graça, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Aída Leiner, Rodrigo Santoro, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos, Caio Blat, Wagner Moura, Julia Ianina full cast
Duration: 145 mins
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