In the dark cells of the Carandiru Prision Complex, a volunteer physician working with an aids prevention program becomes a friend and even confident of some of its 7,000 inmates. For more than a decade, he must cope with their tragedies, their violence and their crimes, hearing about their loves, their hopes and dreams.

Through the privileged point-of-view of this doctor, the series recounts the inmate’s dramas and their cruel routine, painting a realistic picture of the Brazilian prisional system.

An insider’s view of life and death in one of the largest prisions in the world – an experience you will never forget.