--- product_id: 5527506 title: "Carandiru [DVD]" brand: "gero camiloluiz carlos vasconcelloshector babenco" price: "NT$1946" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/5527506-carandiru-dvd store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Carandiru [DVD] **Brand:** gero camiloluiz carlos vasconcelloshector babenco **Price:** NT$1946 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Carandiru [DVD] by gero camiloluiz carlos vasconcelloshector babenco - **How much does it cost?** NT$1946 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/5527506-carandiru-dvd) ## Best For - gero camiloluiz carlos vasconcelloshector babenco enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted gero camiloluiz carlos vasconcelloshector babenco brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Murderers, rapists, stool pigeons, drug addicts. They were the feared ones, the criminals who really ran Carandiru, Brazil's largest correctional facility: Ebony, an honorable thief and respected leader; Highness, a smooth operator with two families to support; Ezequiel, an ex-surfer turned crack addict; Dagger, a brutal killer with God on his side. They were among the prison's elite, the select few who ruled Carandiru by their own codes and laws. A rule that would end in bloodshed when 300 policemen stormed the facility and brutally murdered 111 unarmed inmates. This is the true story ofthat infamous day in October 1992, a day that shocked the world. The day of the Carandiru Massacre. .com The setting is grim, but Carandiru is easily one of Brazilian filmmaker Hector Babenco's most living, thriving works, with scores of powerful performances and an engaging style underscoring the cathartic power of storytelling. Based on a bestselling novel, Carandiru concerns an oncologist (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) who treats patients at Sao Paulo's House of Detention, a terrible place largely policed from within by longtime prisoners. The doctor is specifically interested in collecting blood samples for an HIV study, but the more prisoners open up to him, the more compassionate and committed he becomes about their survival. Babenco's episodic structure gives Carandiru a dimension of memory and constant shots of energy, so that even the most horrifying events--drug-related murder, rape, revenge--can't drive this tale into abject misery. Based on actual events, the drama's climactic police raid on the prison (a reconstruction of a 1992 riot called the Carandiru Massacre) is a tour de force. --Tom Keogh ## Images ![Carandiru [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51FKHFC0T7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flawed in pieces, but very powerful as a whole *by K***G on Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2011* Sometimes I wish there was a 4.5 star rating...There are flaws - the doctor at the center of this prisonstory stays a grinning Buddha- like cipher, some of the prisoners feellike tattered clichés or soap opera characters.Yet, in the end, the total effect is amazingly powerful.Spoilers ahead!By coming to see these men as real human beings with families andstories, before watching the insane storming of the prison by riottroops who killed 111 of them, the film has a real visceral power.Manipulative, one-sided, hokey at moments and some performances betterthan others, but ultimately that rare piece of agit-prop filmmakingthat really succeeds in making you see things in a different light ### ⭐ WASTE OF MONEY *by W***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2006* Long and boring. Cameos/flashbacks of various prisoners as they explain to the doctor how they ended up in prison. Nothing extraordinary. Lousy filming/directing. Should never have received awards. I don't make movies but give me a camera and I could film it, asleep. No real tension in the riot, and I wish I could get my money back. (City of God,((about life in the slums of Brazil)) is one of the best movies you will ever see/real-to-life/with DVD option to see real footage). Powerful/natural acting/doesn't even seem like they're acting.When you view the documentary, you'll see that their characters were true to life, 100%. Note Interview of the Chief of Police who is very upfront and remarks that the police force is admittedly corrupt and exists only to protect the rich. Buy it, and you will enjoy and witness advanced/top notch/creative cinematography. This is for a collection. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An overwhelming masterpiece by Hector Babenco *by A***G on Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2004* I saw this film at Cleveland Film Festival and then purchasedDVD from Amazon.The picture traces the background of various prisoners andhow they became to be inmates of Carandiru.Some of these stories are extremely amazing and I wonder ifI am missing something in my life.I seem to be jealous of macho Highness with his 2 fightingwomen that want him.Like his Kiss of the Spider Women,this is an adventure. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/5527506-carandiru-dvd](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/5527506-carandiru-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*