Brazil's most notorious prison filmed BY the prisoners themselves. What could go wrong?
In 2002, the greatest prison in Latin America, Complex Carandiru, was demolished. A couple of months before its implosion, director Paulo Sacramento trained some inmates and together with his crew, they produced many hours of footage, showing daily life in prison.
Direction
Inmates as co-authors, not just subjects
Editing
Chaos organized into devastating clarity
Production
Filmed weeks before demolition—urgency drips
Director
Paulo Sacramento
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
BR
