Carandiru

2003 film by Héctor Babenco
Movie film Q2280159
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Carandiru

Summary

Carandiru is a film[1]. Carandiru ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carandiru's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Carandiru's director is recorded as Héctor Babenco[4].
  • Carandiru's screenwriter is recorded as Héctor Babenco[5].
  • Carandiru's screenwriter is recorded as Fernando Bonassi[6].
  • Carandiru's screenwriter is recorded as Drauzio Varella[7].
  • Carandiru's composer is recorded as André Abujamra[8].
  • Carandiru's genre is recorded as prison film[9].
  • Carandiru's genre is recorded as independent film[10].
  • Carandiru's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Carandiru's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • Carandiru's genre is recorded as film based on literature[13].
  • Carandiru's based on is recorded as Estação Carandiru[14].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Rodrigo Santoro[15].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Caio Blat[16].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Lázaro Ramos[17].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Wagner Moura[18].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos[19].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Milton Gonçalves[20].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Milhem Cortaz[21].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Floriano Peixoto[22].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Rita Cadillac[23].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Gero Camilo[24].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Ailton Graça[25].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Maria Luísa Mendonça[26].
  • Carandiru's cast member is recorded as Ivan de Almeida[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Oscar Kramer[28] and Héctor Babenco[29]. Carandiru's director is recorded as Héctor Babenco[4]. Screenwriters include Héctor Babenco[5], Fernando Bonassi[6], and Drauzio Varella[7]. Cast members include Rodrigo Santoro[15], Caio Blat[16], Lázaro Ramos[17], Wagner Moura[18], Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos[19], and Milton Gonçalves[20].

Publication

Carandiru's publication date is recorded as +2003-03-21T00:00:00Z[30]. Carandiru's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Portuguese[31]. Genres include prison film[9], independent film[10], drama film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12], and film based on literature[13].

Reception

Reviews include 67%[32] and 6.5/10[33].

Why It Matters

Carandiru ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2] Carandiru has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . filmow.com. Retrieved . filmow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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