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Synopsis:
Harrowing prison drama, based on the first-hand accounts of a doctor who served at Brazil's Carandiru penitentiary, the largest jail in South America. The medic is appalled at the horrific conditions the inmates are forced to live in, and strikes up close friendships with many of the prisoners. However, eventually the convicts resort to rioting in protest at the brutality and squalor, and are met by a vicious and brutal counter-attack from the police. Hector Babenco's powerful film stars Luiz Ca…
Cast:
Caio Blat as Deusdete, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Physician, Milhem Cortaz, Milton Goncalves as Chico, Ivan de Almeida as Ebony, Wagner Moura, Ailton Graca as Majestade, Maria Luisa Mendonca as Dalva, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Aida Leiner as Rosirene, Rodrigo Santoro as Lady Di, Maria Luiza Mendonca, Gero Camilo as No Way, Lazaro Ramos as Ezequiel, Luis Carlos Vasconcelos
Credits:
Hector Babenco - Director, Scriptwriter, Flávio R. Tambellini - Producer, Victor Navas - Scriptwriter, Fernando Bonassi - Scriptwriter
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