Carandiru (2003)


Carandiru
Release Date21 March 2003
GenreDrama, Crime
CountryBrazil
Argentina
Filming LocationsCarandiru Prision, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
LanguagePortuguese
Sound MixDolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPrison Film
MoodAbandon All Hope
ThemesDoctors and Patients, Fighting the System
TonesAngry, Biting, Claustrophobic, Disturbing, Forceful, Gruesome, Visceral
TagsDoctor, Drugs, Hiv, Murder Attempt, Oncology, Prison, Solitary Confinement

Carandiru (2003) is a Brazilian and Argentine film directed by Hector Babenco. It is based on the book Estação Carandiru (English: ) by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist, who is portrayed in the film by Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Physician

Ivan de Almeida
Ebony

Ailton Graça
Majestade

Rosirene

Lady Di

Gero Camilo
No Way

Ezequiel

Deusdete

Júlia Ianina
Francineide

Catarina

Antônio Carlos

Claudiomiro

Peixeira

Dionísio Neto
Lula

Antônio Grassi
Warden Pires

Enrique Díaz
Gilson

Robson Nunes
Dadá

André Ceccato
Beard

Bukassa Kabengele
Radio Announcer

Sabotage
Fuinha

Maurício Marques
Dalva's boyfriend

Herself

Walter Breda
Antônio

Ângela Correa
Ebony's wife

José De Paiva
Charuto

Sérgio Loroza
Gordo

Nelson Machado
Carioca

Nill Marcondes
Pimenta

Luis Miranda
Paulo Boca

Marcelo Palmares
Coelho

Sílvio Roberto
Baiano

Régis Santos
Mário Cachorro

Dráuzio Varella
Himself

Director

Producer

writer, producer

Fernando Bonassi
writer

Victor Navas
writer

Dráuzio Varella
book "Estação Carandiru"

Daniel Filho
associate producer

Fabiano Gullane
co-producer

Óscar Kramer
producer

Flávio R. Tambellini
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Walter Carvalho

Editor

Mauro Alice
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Casting Director

Vivian Golombek
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Production Designer

Clovis Bueno
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Art Director

Vera Hamburger
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Costume Designer

Cristina Camargo

Makeup Department

Gabi Moraes
key makeup artist

Anna Van Steen
character makeup

Production Manager

Edu Abad
location production manager

Alessandra Casolari
post-production supervisor

Caio Gullane
production manager

Waltinho Magalhães Filho
location production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Márcia Faria
first assistant director

Maria Farkas
trainee assistant director

Olivia Guimaraes
additional assistant director

Bento Lopes
trainee assistant director

Silvana Nascimento
additional assistant director

Claudia Nogarotto
second assistant director

Tomás Rezende
third assistant director

Art Department

Diogo Bergamo
assistant art producer

João Bueno
assistant art painter

Patrícia Cabral
assistant art painter

Ana Terra Capobiano
assistant set designer

Ana Paula Guimarães
art producer

Marcelo Lima
assistant property master

Valdy Lopes
assistant set designer

Magrão
property master

Rodrigo Artur Mendonça
assistant property master

Joe Ogasawara
assistant production designer

Fábio Da Silva Oliveira
assistant art painter

Bia Pessoa
special paint effects, art painter

José Pupe
construction coordinator

Andres Sandoval
assistant production designer

Leandro Vilar
assistant art producer

Sound Department

Miriam Biderman
supervising sound editor

Nancy Cabrera
foley artist

Ana Chiarini
dialogue editor

Ryan Collison
foley engineer

Rodrigo Ferrante
assistant sound

Ubiratan Guidio
assistant boom operator

Eliza Paley
supervising sound editor

Romeu Quinto
sound recordist

Luciano Raposo
boom operator

Marcelo Raposo
boom operator

Jacob Ribicoff
foley supervisor

Reilly Steele
sound re-recording mixer

Armando Torres Jr.
sound effects predubs

Special Effects

Jorge Alberto Ávalos
special effects

Tom Cundom
special effects

Visual Effects

Andre Waller
digital compositor

Stunts

Agnaldo Bueno
stunt coordinator, stunts

Claudimar Guimaraes
stunts

Dani Hu
action coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Fernando Baia
electrician

Pablo Baião
second assistant camera

Juliana Bolonha
electrician

Amaro Francisco Campos
grip

Antonio Marcos Cardoso
electrician

Lula Carvalho
first assistant camera

Walter Carvalho
camera operator

Ademir Alberto Da Silva
electrician

Eduardo De Andréa
assistant camera

Marcos De Noronha
chief electrician

Marcos Rogério Diógenes
grip

Marco T. Guglielmoni
Steadicam operator

Júlio Guimarães
grip

Guzulinha
grip

Pablo Hoffmann
third assistant camera

Ulisses Malta Jr.
electrician

Ulisses Malta
gaffer

Jorge Pfister
second camera operator

Edu Pimenta
video assist operator

Beto Quini
grip

Alexandre Samori
assistant camera

Paulo Wainer
third camera operator

Casting Department

Ana Csernik
casting assistant

Cíntia Di Giorgi
casting assistant

Patricia Faria
casting assistant

Diana Galantini
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cássio Brasil
costumer

Editorial Department

Matias Mariani
post-production assistant

Deborah Osborn
post-production assistant

Music Department

Ary Barroso
composer: song "Aquarela do Brasil"

Renato Lemos
conductor, orchestrator

Transportation Department

Afonso Coaracy
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Luciana Baptista
production secretary

Josmar Bueno Júnior
assistant production coordinator

Rita Cicoti
administrative assistant

Iara Lias De Abreu
executive production assistant

Doni
production assistant

Sônia Império Hamburger
executive production assistant

Lia Raulino Hillel
production assistant

Ariene Leite
assistant production coordinator

Manuela Mandler
production assistant

Silvana Matteusi
assistant coach

André Montenegro
production coordinator

Renata Moura
production assistant

Victor Navas
screenplay by

Jair Neto
production assistant

Anna Angélica Olivares
executive production assistant

Sergio Penna
acting coach

Sérgio Penna
coach

Rui Pires
production coordinator

Adelina Pontual
continuity

Paulo Sakopniak
production assistant

Regina Soares Souza
administrative assistant

Priscila Torres
production assistant

Production Company

BR Petrobrás
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Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil
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Globo Filmes
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HB Filmes
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Lereby Productions

Oscar Kramer S.A.
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Distributor

Barbar Film

Mongrel Media

Columbia Pictures do Brasil
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Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar
,

SPI International

Sony Pictures Classics

Universal Pictures Nordic

Miscellaneous

Falco Ink.
publicity

Yazbek e Portaro Advogados
legal services






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