If you loved Kiss of the Spider Woman, try Carandiru

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Héctor Babenco, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kiss of the Spider Woman, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Carandiru is

A Brazilian doc meets Carandiru inmates for AIDS education, bonding with 111 souls doomed when state police execute a massacre. The prison walls crumble under the weight of real history.

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