Carandiru (2003) DVD9, DVD5
on January 29th, 2016 at 11:43
Prisons don't come much meaner than the Sao Paulo Carandiru Penitentiary, a decrepit cell block overcrowded with Brazil's most violent criminals. It's a tinderbox just waiting for a spark to ignite it, which is exactly what happened one fateful day in 1992 when riot police stormed the building. 111 inmates were killed at Carandiru.
In the early 90's, a doctor arrived at Sao Paolo's Carandiru prison to educate the men about preventing AIDS. Shocked by the overcrowded situations, he tried to make the most of it, keeping a positive attitude as he befriended some of the 7,000 inmates and listened to their stories about how they ended up at the prison. Despite his best intentions, it's hard to change the system overnight and drugs and violence continue to pervade the community, ultimately leading to a tragic event that would change life in the prison forever...
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milhem Cortaz, Milton Goncalves, Ivan De Almeida, Ailton Graca, Maria Luisa Mendonca
Country: Brazil, Argentina, Italy
Genre: Drama, Crime
DVD5 | NTSC 16:9 | 02:25:15 | 4.37 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Portugues
Subtitles: English, Francais, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian
Extras:
- The Making Of Carandiru - documentary
- State Penitentiary - Historical footage
- Carandiru Implosion - Historical footage
- Seven deleted scenes
DVD9 | PAL 16:9 | 02:19:29 | 7.19 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Portugues, Espanol, Russian
Subtitles: English, Espanol, Nederlands, Arabic, Czech(Ceske), Dansk, Suomi, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Magyar, Islenska, Norsk, Polish, Portugues, Svenska, Turkish
Extras:
- Audio commentary by director Hector Babenco
- The Making Of Carandiru - documentary
- State Penitentiary - Historical footage
- Carandiru Implosion - Historical footage
- Deleted scenes