Carandiru

2003 · Movie · R

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "he didn't believe books, paintings, or films had any ability to bring about social change, Reality is so sunken into societies that change can only come over a…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3.

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    Creator statementdirector: "He didn't believe books, paintings, or films had any ability to bring about social change. Reality is so sunken into societies that change can only come over a long period of time through the efforts…"Cole Smithey Reviews, Cannes 2003 interview source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men98
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Primary audienceOlder Men
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Quadrant Scores

Young Men
24
Young Women
2
Older Men
98
Older Women
76
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LGBTQ+
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Advocacy

Advocacy9
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Synopsis

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.


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Cast & Crew

Tomás Rezende (director) · Maria Farkas (director)