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Carandiru

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Dec 2007, 23:35 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Aug 2009, 02:00 on BBC Two England

Through the eyes of a doctor who worked in Sao Paulo's infamous Casa de Detencao for over twelve years, this drama, adapted from the book Carandiru Station by Drauzio Varella, tells stories of crime, revenge, love and friendship, culminating in the fateful prison massacre of 1992. Show less

Contributors

Physician:: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Chico:: Milton Goncalves
Ebony:: Ivan De Almeida
Majestade:: Ailton Graca
Dalva:: Maria Luisa Mendonca
Rosirene:: Aida Leiner
Lady Di:: Rodrigo Cadillac
Herself:: Rita Cadillac
No Way:: Gero Camilo
Ezequiel:: Lazaro Ramos
Deusdete:: Caio Blat
Zico:: Wagner Moura
Director:: Hector Babenco
Producer:: Hector Babenco
Producer:: Oscar Kramer
Writer:: Hector Babenco
Writer:: Fernando Bonassi
Writer:: Victor Navas
Writer:: Drauzio Varella

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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