Carandiru
7,095
Drama
The acclaimed director of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' dramatizes the 1992 prisoner revolt and massacre at São Paulo's infamous Carandiru penitentiary. A tender, forceful, and personal film for Babenco and ultimately an insightful metaphor of contemporary Brazilian society.
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"A prison movie of unusual richness and jarring power" | ||||
"A terrific comeback for Babenco - it's the roughest picture of life behind bars since 'Midnight Express'" | ||||
"Exudes a throbbing flesh-and-blood intensity so compelling that it's impossible to avert your eyes" | ||||
"It is Carandiru's ability to humanize its central characters ... that gives the movie its wrenching, tragic power" | ||||
"A soft, simplistic look at a tough, complicated subject." | ||||
"It has the resonant feel of myth, buoyed by simultaneously vicious and compassionate performances from the men on both sides of the bars." | ||||
"Angry and tragic, Carandiru is finally, in its own way, uplifting" | ||||
"Funny, violent, and shocking." | ||||
"It plunges us deep inside a corrupt system and its sincere empathy creates a stirring mix of emotions." |
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