Carandiru2004
Carandiru (2004)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Doctor
as Physician
as Chico
as Ebony
as Highness
as Dalva
as Rosirene
as Dalva
as Rosirene
as Lady Di
as No Way
as Ezequiel
as Herself
as Deusdete
as Zico
as Francineide
as Catarina
as Antonio Carlos
as Claudiomiro
as Celia
as Dina
as Dagger
as Lula
as Warden Pires
as Gilson
as Dada
as Beard
as Radio Announcer
as Weasles
Critic Reviews for Carandiru
All Critics (81) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (54) | Rotten (27) | DVD (5)
We're served up meaty, often spicy, slices of sadly wasted lives.
The movie has a tactile reality. You can almost smell it.
Has moments of raw, unflinching power.
Despite its structural flaws, Carandiru presents more interesting characters than you'd see in a dozen other prison movies.
Babenco brings the place and the prisoners alive.
The two-part structure feels inescapably manipulative.
Audience Reviews for Carandiru
It may be interesting as a collection of chronicles about life in a Brazilian prison, but sadly this is a frustratingly superficial and simplistic film that doesn't discuss the actual causes of the revolt that led to the Carandiru massacre, being also uneven and full of awful talking heads.
Super Reviewer
A breathtaking film, that talk about prisoners with AIDS, life in prison, prejudice and homosexuality. All seen by the doctor Drauzio Varella. A true story based on the book Estação Carandiru. Shocking!
Super Reviewer
This is worth all 2 hours and 28 Minutes of your time. The best movie I've seen in a while and one of the top's when it comes to English Subtitles. This movie is in Portuguese Language so you will have to follow along the subtitles if your knowledge of that language is as limited as mind. This is a collection of life?s in a prison in Brazil, thru the life of a doctor from that prison. This movie should be watched by everyone that?s in a jail or prison in the US, just to see how good you have it here. This movie kept me glued to the screen. I have no idea how this movie got on my list, where I read the review or saw the preview, but I am glad I did. Its a must see and outstanding movie, NOT A DOCUMENTRY, a good movie. 5 stars and I haven't given that out in a while.
Super Reviewer
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