Misplaced Pages

#290709

35-649: Carandiru may refer to: Carandiru (film) , 2003 Brazilian film Estação Carandiru , the 1999 novel the above film is based on Carandiru (São Paulo Metro) , station on Line 1 (Blue) of the São Paulo Metro Carandiru Penitentiary , former prison in São Paulo, Brazil Carandiru massacre , a 1992 slaying of 111 prisoners by military police See also [ edit ] Candiru (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

70-863: A docudrama or as a testimony from the prisoners. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association aka Abraccine voted Carandiru the 95th greatest Brazilian film of all time , in its list of the 100 best Brazilian films. 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

105-402: A prison riot that lasted three hours. Prisoners were reportedly attacking each other with knives and pipes. The conflict consisted of 2,069 prisoners against 15 guards, resulting in the guards quickly losing control of the prisoners. Around 14:15 BRT (17:15 GMT), the prison director, Dr José Ismael Pedrosa, informed the local military police about the uprising. Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães of

140-416: A "priesthood" by the end of his testimony. Many of the inmates had not yet been tried or convicted. By the end of the day, 111 prisoners were dead; and 37 more were injured. A 2022 Deutsche Welle article states that 3,500 bullets were fired within the span of 20 minutes, whilst a 1993 Amnesty report states that of some 5,000 bullets that were fired, 515 were found in dead prisoners' bodies. Hands among

175-427: A major human rights violation. The incident was started by a prisoner revolt. At around 13:30 BRT (16:30 GMT), prison director José Ismael Pedrosa was warned that a fight had started between two groups in cell block 9 after a game of football. The groups were led by the inmates Luiz Tavares de Azevedo, known as "Coelho" ("Rabbit"), and Antonio Luiz Nascimento, known as "Barba" ("Beard"). The fight then escalated into

210-439: A multi-faith vigil in São Paulo in memoriam of those killed in the massacre. Relatives of those killed and human rights activists have both demanded and appealed for justice. The vigil and pleas for justice led to several trials for the officers involved in the massacre that same year. In 2001, the commanding officer of the operation, Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães , was initially sentenced to 632 years in prison for his mishandling of

245-834: A park. The massacre also gained international attention, with The New York Times , publishing one article titled "111 Killed When Police Storm Brazilian Prison During Inmate Riot" the same year as the massacre. The massacre also received attention from the BBC with several articles in the last several years dealing with the vigils and the trials. The massacre has also sparked ongoing discussions, both in Brazil and internationally about Brazil's prison system. In 2017, The New York Times published an article captioned "Brazil’s Deadly Prison System". Human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch have also documented statistics of police violence and acquittals in Brazil. In April 2013, 23 policemen involved in

280-554: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carandiru (film) Carandiru tells some of the stories that occurred in Carandiru Penitentiary , which was the largest 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

315-420: Is no city of God." Wins Carandiru Massacre The Carandiru massacre ( Portuguese : Massacre do Carandiru , Portuguese: [mɐˈsakɾi du kɐɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu] ) occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo , Brazil , when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot . The massacre, which left 111 prisoners dead, is considered by many people to be

350-427: Is said to have formed in 1993 as a response to the event. The surviving gang members joined forces with other prisoners to provide protection against the police. The group is believed to be responsible for the death of José Ismael Pedrosa, the director of the prison at the time. After years of national and international pressure, the prison was demolished on 8 December 2002, the former complex having been turned into

385-475: The Chicago Sun-Times , appreciated the realism of the drama, and wrote, "Hector Babenco's Carandiru is a drama that adds a human dimension [a] ...Dantean vision. Shot on location inside a notorious prison in São Paulo, it shows 8,000 men jammed into space meant for 2,000 and enforcing their own laws in a place their society has abandoned. The film, based on life, climaxes with a 1992 police attack on

SECTION 10

#1732801198291

420-594: The PMESP mobilized the Shock Police battalions, and after a phone call with the Secretary of Public Security, Pedro Franco de Campos, gave the order for an incursion of 341 policemen into the prison complex. The prison director attempted to negotiate with the prisoners using a megaphone, but was pushed aside by the storming military police forces. The deaths took place in the first four floors of cell block 9. In

455-524: The United States it opened on a limited basis on May 14, 2004. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of 82 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "A gritty, poignant, and shocking prison movie." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Roger Ebert , critic of

490-507: The audience to see the incarcerated from a different perspective. By giving the prisoners a voice, Carandiru gives the prisoners a chance to tell their stories without facing judgment. The theme of morality plays very closely to the theme of innocence in Carandiru. While some of the characters are literally innocent, others (who are guilty) commit their crimes for potentially moral reasons. Deusdete (who has no history of crime) shoots one of

525-418: The code of honor was one of the most interesting aspects of the film. This highlights a problem rampant in the post-colony – that of indirect government in both the streets and the prisons. The focus on unfair law systems comes into play during the actual massacre during the climax of the film. The prisoners end their revolt and surrender all their makeshift weapons at the request of the prison warden. However,

560-561: The court accepted his argument that he was only "following orders". He was murdered in September 2006, found dead in his apartment after being shot in the abdomen. Although not entirely certain, his death was likely the result of his role in the massacre. Another direct result of the riot and the handling of the riot was the unification of prisoners. One of Brazil's most notorious gangs, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC),

595-556: The dead were found in front of the face or behind the head suggesting defensive positions. No policemen were injured. The country was in major shock from the massacre. The case was brought before the inter-American Commission by The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), the Teotônio Vilela Commission for Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch , and in 2000, eight years after the massacre, they condemned Brazil for it. In 2013, hundreds of people attended

630-626: The film on location in the actual penitentiary, and in neo-realist fashion he used a huge cast of novice actors — some of whom are former inmates. The film was first presented at the II Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema in Brazil on March 21, 2003. It opened wide in Brazil on April 11, 2003. It was the highest-grossing Brazilian film of the year and third overall (behind Bruce Almighty and The Matrix Reloaded ), attracting over 4.6 million spectators. Later

665-948: The film was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival in France on May 19. The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Toronto International Film Festival , Canada; the Hamburg Film Festival, Germany; the Edda Film Festival, Ireland; the Muestra Internacional de Cine, Mexico; the Sundance Film Festival , United States; the Bangkok International Film Festival , Thailand ; and others. In

700-425: The film, Ebony sarcastically asks Dr. Varella if he's noticed that all the inmates of Carandiru are innocent. All the inmates do see themselves as innocent, which speaks to the idea that the prisoners see themselves as people forced into crime. In this sense, Carandiru employs Dr. Varella as a social mediator who listens to all versions of the prisoners' truths, allowing the audience a glimpse into their world, prompting

735-467: The first two floors, an incursion by ROTA policemen led to 15 deaths in the first floor and 78 deaths in the second floor. In the third floor, a COE incursion led to 8 deaths, and in the fourth, a GATE incursion led to 10 deaths. In a documentary by police content creator Elias Junior, ROTA officers who took part in the 2nd floor massacre defended their actions by stating that riot police units were unable to advance due to firearms being employed by

SECTION 20

#1732801198291

770-454: The massacre were sentenced to 156 years in prison each for the killing of 13 inmates. In August 2013, another 25 policemen involved in the massacre were sentenced to 624 years each for the deaths of 52 inmates. In April 2014, 15 additional policemen were sentenced to 48 years. Although the UN urged Brazil to bring justice to those most affected by the slaughter in September 2016, the court declared

805-421: The men who raped his sister. Another example is Majestade, who takes the blame for his wife's crime. Majestade, though guilty of having two wives that only sort of know about each other (and are not very happy with that), is not guilty of arson and attempted murder (which is what he is in prison for). While the focus of Carandiru is humanizing the prisoners, it still emphasizes the flawed Brazilian legal system and

840-544: The more memorable stories are Lady Di (a trans woman) 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 Massacre even more painful for the audience to watch. Thus, when the film ends with real shots of Carandiru Penitentiary's demolition, Babenco employs catharsis. At one point during

875-450: The police force storms the complex anyhow, killing hundreds of defenseless prisoners. The police are illustrated as monsters, killing simply to kill, forcing the audience to question whether the police or the prisoners are more civil. With that, Carandiru illuminates that Brazil has two civilizations, both of which are brutal: those who live under the governmental law and those who live under their own set of laws. Director Héctor Babenco shot

910-483: The prison during which 111 inmates were killed...[the film] is a reminder that although Carandiru has disappeared, prison conditions in Brazil continue to be inhuman." Stephen Holden, film critic for The New York Times , liked the film and its social message, and wrote, "Despite its confusion and the broadness of many of its strokes, the movie belongs to a Latin American tradition of heartfelt social realism in which

945-439: 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

980-475: The prisoners' own legal system. Deusdete, who murders a man for raping his sister, originally wants to report the rape to the police. However, his friends advise him not to, because the police will not take his allegation seriously, and will not look to punish the rapists. Thus, Deusdete feels the need to take matters into his own hand, creating his own "legal system." The idea of creating a "legal system," or "prisoner code of honor" fascinates Babenco, who stated that

1015-529: The rebellion and the subsequent massacre, but was allowed to serve his sentence in liberty. In 2002, he was elected a state deputy for São Paulo as a member of the Brazilian Labour Party with more than 50,000 votes, running with the campaign number 14.111 in reference to the 111 deaths. He acquired privileged forum as a result of his election. On 16 February 2006, a Brazilian court voided Guimarães' conviction because of mistrial claims;

1050-399: The rebellious inmates, and that prisoners had attempted to infect the policemen with HIV using bodily fluids. In a 2013 testimony, former ROTA Colonel Valter Alves Mendonça described coming across a decapitated body, having fired his weapon after feeling impacts on his ballistic shield, and that prisoners armed with blades got into hand-to-hand combat with his unit. He also described ROTA as

1085-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carandiru . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carandiru&oldid=1034361612 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

Carandiru - Misplaced Pages Continue

1120-451: 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 ) acts as a filter for the stories of those that cannot speak. The inhumane conditions of

1155-445: The struggles of ordinary people assume a heroic dimension. The film is undeniably the work of an artist with the strength to gaze into the abyss and return, his humanity fortified." Critic Jamie Russell wrote, "Making his point without resorting to liberal hand-wringing, Babenco charts the climactic violence with steely detachment. Brutal, bloody, and far from brief, it's shocking enough to make us realise that this jailhouse hell really

1190-432: The trial on Carandiru massacre null. The court judged that the massacre was an act of self-defense and that there was a lack of evidence to link the individual officers to the individual killings. Consequently, the prosecutor is initiating an appeal and the process remains ongoing. None of the officers convicted have served their sentences. Since the massacre, Brazil's federal government has passed new legislation to reform

1225-456: Was demolished in 2002, one year before the release of the film. Babenco stated that Carandiru is the "most realistic film [he has] ever made", presenting a new kind of Brazilian realism inspired by Cinema Novo (not only is it meant to portray different sides of Brazil, but it was also shot on location and used many actual prisoners as actors). Due to this focus on portraying reality and the film's memoir inspiration, Carandiru can be read as

#290709