Drama · Brazil · 1990 · 1h 35m

Cesium-137

Césio 137 - O Pesadelo de Goiânia

Cesium-137 poster
Director
Roberto Pires
Cast
Nelson Xavier as Devair Joana Fomm as Maria Gabriela Stepan Nercessian as Edison Denise Milfont as Santana Paulo Betti as Vavá Marcélia Cartaxo as Mulher de Vavá
Crew
Walter Carvalho — Director of Photography Roberto Pires — Editor Otavio Garcia — Original Music Composer Roberto Pires — Screenplay Luiz Antônio de Carvalho — Producer Marcela Ribeiro — Costume Design
Tagline

The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare

Synopsis

In 1987, in Goiânia, two paper collectors find a radioactive capsule and sell it to the owner of a junkyard. Once the capsule is opened, more than 250 people end up contaminated by the substance called Cesium 137, being the biggest radiological accident in the history of Brazil.

Mood & Themes
based on true storyradioactivitycontaminationradioactive object or substance
Key Collaborators
Roberto Pires Director Walter Carvalho Director of Photography Roberto Pires Editor Otavio Garcia Original Music Composer Roberto Pires Screenplay Luiz Antônio de Carvalho Producer Marcela Ribeiro Costume Design
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