Carandiru: The Series (2005)

First Air Date: 2005-06-10
Last Air Date: 2005-08-12
Total Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Episode Runtime: 34 min.
Network: TV Globo
Director: Walter Carvalho
Creator: Dr&aacute;uzio Varella

The series portrays the daily lives of prisoners inside what was the largest prison complex in Latin America, Carandiru. Based on accounts by physician Dráuzio Varella, each episode shows events in the lives of the inmates before and after entering prison. The doctor does AIDS prevention work in the prison and encounters stories of violence and solidarity. He witnesses a harsh reality: overcrowded cells and precarious facilities.

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