Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru in São Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4,000 maximum. Doc learns from experience and the tragic stories of hideous crimes which landed scum there and passionate dramas adding otherwise decent people. Just when he believes to leave the prisoners happy with a soccer tournament, a silly clothing-line argument kick-starts a politically opportune revolt repression.... (Full plot summary below)
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Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru in São Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4,000 maximum. Doc learns from experience and the tragic stories of hideous crimes which landed scum there and passionate dramas adding otherwise decent people. Just when he believes to leave the prisoners happy with a soccer tournament, a silly clothing-line argument kick-starts a politically opportune revolt repression.
Leave your thoughts about Carandiru.
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineBabenco manages to make the film both horrifically gritty and seriously warm-hearted at the same time, with humour and real emotion running alongside the violence and suspense. |
| Film ScoutsJason GorberCarandiru could have been a great prison drama, but it mixed its genres so thoroughly in an attempt to make it entertaining and accessible that I felt it lost its bite. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThough the picture is only sporadically powerful and shows a streak of sentimentality beneath its gritty exterior, its strengths outweigh the weaknesses. |
| London Evening StandardWill SelfWe know the massacre is going to happen from the off, and yet, despite this, the tension doesn't build much, perhaps because the film is over-long. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesBabenco weaves the stories of a dozen inmates into a densely textured fabric, capturing the feel of a closed society whose members have lost their freedom yet still maintain a tenuous grip on their humanity. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsGlenn LovellThere are numerous standout performances. |
| Low IQ CanadianMartin ScribbsHumanity struggles out from under a maximally oppressive system, commenting by haunting metaphor on life outside the prison walls. |
| Reno Gazette-JournalForrest HartmanThe finest prison drama in recent memory. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceThough Carandiru seems a bit slow, it's actually a 'tease' of sorts, leading up to a riveting and pretty horrifying final 45 minutes. |
| Dallas Morning NewsJane SumnerAn urgent piece of cinema -- a shiv in the ribs and right cross to the chin -- that's also a salutation to human solidarity and the will to live. |
