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In a cell inside SÃ£o Paulo's House of Detention, better known as Carandiru, two inmates have a score to settle. The atmosphere is tense. Another inmate, Black Nigger, a kind of "judge" for settling disputes among prisoners, solves the case in time to welcome the Doctor, who has recently arrived--eager to begin an AIDS-prevention program in the penitentiary. The Doctor is faced with extremely serious problems inside this place, known as Latin America's largest jail: overcrowded cells, decaying facilities, diseases such as TB, leptospirosis, cachexia, and the beginnings of an AIDS epidemic. The inmates have access to neither medical care, nor legal assistance. Carandiru, with upwards of seven thousand prisoners, is a huge challenge for the newcomer. But after working there for a few months he perceives something that will transform him: the inmates, even in this appalling situation, are not demonic figures. In his daily contacts with the prisoners who see him in his makeshift office, the Doctor witnesses solidarity, organization, and above all, a great will to live.

Production
BR Petrobrás [br]; Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil [br]; Globo Filmes [br]; HB Filmes [br]; Lereby Productions [br](associate production); Oscar Kramer S.A. [ar];

Cast Names
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos; Milton Gonçalves; Ivan de Almeida; Ailton Graça; Maria Luisa Mendonça; Aida Leiner; Rodrigo Santoro; Rita Cadillac; Gero Camilo; Lázaro Ramos; Caio Blat; Wagner Moura; Júlia Ianina; Sabrina Greve; Floriano Peixoto; Ricardo Blat; Vanessa Gerbelli; Leona Cavalli; Milhem Cortaz; Dionísio Neto; Antônio Grassi; Enrique Díaz; Robson Nunes; André Ceccato; Bukassa Kabengele; Sabotage; Gabriel Braga Nunes; Walter Breda; Ângela Correa; José de Paiva; Marcelo Escorel; Sérgio Loroza; Nelson Machado; Oscar Magrini; Nill Marcondes; Maurício Marques; Luis Miranda; Marcelo Palmares; Luciano Quirino; Sílvio Roberto;

Box Office
USD 213,954

Release Date
2004-01-16 (Sundance Film Festival)
2004-03-19 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
2004-04-18 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
2004-05-07 (Tribeca Film Festival)
2004-05-14 (limited)

Genres
Drama; Crime;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong bloody violence/carnage, language, sexuality and drug use.

Running Time
2 hr. 28 min. (Cannes Film Festival)
2 hr. 26 min.
2 hr. 27 min.
2 hr. 25 min. (Ontario)

Director
Hector Babenco

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