---
title: 'Carandiru (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Héctor Babenco'
released: '2003-03-21'
runtime_minutes: 147
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'Brazil'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/carandiru-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293007/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Carandiru (2003)

2003 · 147 min · Drama · Argentina, Brazil, Italy


## Synopsis

Carandiru is a 2003 drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. It is based on the memoir Estação Carandiru by Dr. Drauzio Varella. It follows Drauzio, a physician and AIDS/HIV specialist, volunteering work in the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America, in São Paulo, shortly before the 1992 massacre, where 111 prisoners were killed by police forces. The film was shot on location, on the then deactivated prison, months before its demolition in 2002.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco)
- **Screenplay:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco), [Drauzio Varella](https://cinepixo.com/people/drauzio-varella), [Fernando Bonassi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-bonassi)
- **Producer:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco), [Oscar Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-kramer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [André Abujamra](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-abujamra)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Carvalho](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-carvalho)
- **Editor:** [Mauro Alice](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauro-alice)

## Cast

- [Ricardo Blat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-blat)
- [Wagner Moura](https://cinepixo.com/people/wagner-moura)
- [Eduardo Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-mancini)
- [Luciano Quirino](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-quirino)
- [Walter Breda](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-breda)
- [Ivan de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-de-almeida)
- [Rejane Arruda](https://cinepixo.com/people/rejane-arruda)
- [Gabriel Braga Nunes](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-braga-nunes)
- [Luís Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-miranda)
- [André Ceccato](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-ceccato)
- [Marcelo Escorel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelo-escorel)
- [Clemente Viscaíno](https://cinepixo.com/people/clemente-viscaino)
- [Rita Cadillac](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-cadillac-2)
- [Sabrina Greve](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabrina-greve)
- [Floriano Peixoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/floriano-peixoto)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/carandiru/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/carandiru-2003
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2280159); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.