Documentary ·History · Brazil · 2004 · 2h 3m

The Prisoner of the Iron Bars

O Prisioneiro da Grade de Ferro (Auto-Retratos)

Director

Cast

Adeir Cupertino as Himself Celso Ferreira de Albuquerque as Himself Cláudio Fabiano as Himself Etelvino Batista da Silva as Himself Flaviano Souza Fonseca Filho as Himself João Vicente Lopes as Himself

Crew

Idê Lacreta — Editor Paulo Sacramento — Editor Paulo Sacramento — Writer Gustavo Steinberg — Producer

Synopsis

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.

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