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By Tatiana S (55) on 14 Jul 2007

I really like Hector Babenco's films and this one is pretty good as well. Very intense and shot by the great Walter Carvalho…

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By Charlie C (204) on 08 Jul 2007

Possibly the best prison movie ever made. In a third world country, no less…

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By Jennifer M (1,179) on 06 Jul 2007

True story. TTis can only happen in Brazil I geuss…

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By Rodrigo O (50) on 01 Jul 2007

Another great film about Brazil and it's history…

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By Flavio K (1) on 22 Jun 2007

I saw this film expecting something like City of God, which was then my favorite film…

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By Unali W (37) on 21 Jun 2007

La prisión de Carandiru, en Sao Paulo, es la más grande de América Latina…

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By Alexander P (1,095) on 17 Jun 2007

Words cannot describe this movie. Watch it, or suffer an eternity of fire and brimstone…

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By Pierre B (37) on 13 Jun 2007

Despite the brutality of the subject, Carandiru is a trully sensible movie and a subtle vision of life in Sao Paulo's hellish prison…

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By Conrad M (86) on 11 Jun 2007

This isn't as polished as HBO's Oz, which actually made it more appealing...the various subplots hold out on their own...simply a great telling…

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By Chris W (2,796) on 09 Jun 2007

A perfect illustration of what society is becoming shown on a smaller scale... absolutely awesome!!! extremely real…

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By Stéphane W (35) on 07 Jun 2007

A great movie on the appalling detention conditons in brazilian jails…

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By Rami R (100) on 05 Jun 2007

Very brutal, and an intimate look at a life most of us will never experience intimately, and boy, I had to watch this movie again to catch…

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By David W (2,010) on 03 Jun 2007

A great movie based on true events. Shows how people can adjust to different situations and that there is always a reason to help people…

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By Julia M (229) on 26 May 2007

Violent prison flick that had an excellent storyline. Carandiru was shot really well and had some very interesting characters…

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By Brittany F (56) on 03 Apr 2007

I watched this movie a long time ago, I would love to see it again. Was fantastically made and incredibly moving…

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By Gatra W (2) on 02 Apr 2007

Good movie. Again, another Brazilian movie that really showed me the reality. Very well-acted…

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By Ina S (123) on 13 Mar 2007

Moving, intense, have to rewatch for more detailed comment…

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By Sonia R (34) on 02 Mar 2007

Uma realidade que muita, mas muita gente desconhece. uma das maiores prisoes do mundo, sobrelotada…

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By Eduardo C (424) on 31 Jan 2007

One thing bothers me terribly... Babenco clearly chose a side (that of the bandits) in a very biased way…

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By William G (411) on 22 Jan 2007

Grim but compelling tale of AIDS epidemic in Brazilian prison…

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