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''Carandiru'' is a 2003 Brazilian drama film directed by Hector Babenco. It is based on the book ''Estação Carandiru'' by Dr. Drauzio Varella, a physician and AIDS specialist, who is portrayed in the film by Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos. ''Carandiru'' tells some of the stories that occurred in Carandiru Penitentiary, which was the biggest prison in Latin America. The story culminates with the 1992 massacre where 111 prisoners were killed, 102 by Police. The film was the last thing for which the prison was used before it was demolished in 2002, one year before the release of the film. Babenco states that ''Carandiru'' is the “most realistic film () ever made,〔http://search.proquest.com/mlaib/docview/237109313/fulltext/141F676607A7974FDF5/3?accountid=8285〕” presenting a new kind of Brazilian realism inspired by Cinema Novo (not only is it meant to portray different sides of Brazil, but also it was shot on location and used many actual prisoners as actors).〔http://search.proquest.com/mlaib/docview/754089558/141F676607A7974FDF5/1?accountid=8285〕 Due to this focus on portraying reality and the film’s memoir inspiration, ''Carandiru'' can be read as a docudrama or as a testimony from the prisoners.〔〔http://search.proquest.com/mlaib/docview/53550864/141F676CBC23879B3D6/1?accountid=8285〕 ==Plot== This episodic story is set in São Paulo's notorious prison Carandiru, one of Latin America's largest and most violent prison systems. ''Carandiru'' tells the stories of different inmates at Sāo Paulo’s Carandiru Penitentiary through the filter of Dr. Varella, who goes to the prison to test the inmates for HIV. Similar to many Brazilian crime films, Dr. Varella narrates ''Carandiru'', however, it is not his story that is told. He (like Buscapé in City of God (2002 film)) acts as a filter for the stories of those that cannot speak. The inhumane conditions of the prison, such as the 100 square foot cells inhabited by sometimes up to 16 prisoners, are shown, as well as the lack of control that the guards have. Order in the prison is entirely controlled by the prisoners themselves, which leads them to face problems such as murders, rampant drug use, and disease all within the prison. Several stories are developed, ranging from drug addiction to murder to family struggles to romance. Some of the more memorable stories are Lady Di (a transsexual) and No Way’s marriage, Deusdete and Zico’s family dynamic, Ezequiel and Zico’s crack addictions, and Majestade’s “affairs.” The prisoners are humanized to the audience by telling their stories, which makes the riot and the Carandiru Masacre even more painful for the audience to watch. Thus, when the film ends with real shots of Carandiru Penitentiary’s demolition, Babenco employs catharsis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carandiru (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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