Director: Paulo Sacramento
Writer: Percival de Souza (book)
Actor(s): N/A
Production Co.: California Filmes
Country: Brazil
Year: 2003
Language and subtitle information: In Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, and Italian
Format: DVD
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Summary: In 2002, the greatest prison in Latin America, Complex Carandiru, was demolished. With a population of about 7,000 prisoners distributed in nine pavilions of five floors, this prison became known worldwide after the famous massacre of one hundred and eleven prisoners in 1992. A year after the seige at the Casa de Detenção do Carandiru, detainees learned to use video cameras and documented their daily life within this largest prison in Latin America, capturing their internal rules, punishment, entertainment, weapons, death, drugs, booze, life conditions, food, sexual life, religion, creeds, families, hopes and dreams.
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