we have a tendency here in the united state to homoginize prisoner with grey or orange jumpsuit and give them a number and and put them into a regimented lifestyle outside of society . by do this we forget that they be too human a we be . carandiru be literally a world within a world . full of it own character . all aware of but able to be a part of an outside world . in this world and there be not direct control from state impose leader . the prisoner find their own leader and make their own rule . so and this be carandiru and a detention center in sao paulo and brazil . it be build to house no more than 3000 inmate and but at it peak hold over 7000. this film be base on the story tell by a doctor who and every monday and go to the prison to provide free medical care . in october of 1992 and a riot break out . the police be call in . in the aftermath and 111 prisoner be dead . that the simple history . the story be almost in tell in 2 part and the first about the prisoner and and about life in the prison . the second part be the storming of the prison by the police . although it flow pretty well and the feel and sytle of the film seem to change in the second half . no longer be it about the character and but what be happen to the prison on a whole . the character become bystander . the film portray the character a they be . they be not judge for what they have do . they be just show for who they be . the doctor and who in a sense tell this story and make a point not to pass judgement for what they do . overall and the film be incredible . when i saw the film and the director be avialable afterwards to answer question of the audience . he provide some interesting insight to how the film be make and and the world of carandiru . in december of 2002 and after all the inmate be tranfered and carandiru be demolish . that be the final sequence of the film . positive .