The Prisoner of the Iron Bars

Apr 16, 2004

2h 3m

★ 7.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Olhos de Cão Produções Cinematográficas

TV Cultura

Secretaria de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Estado de São Paulo

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Cast

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Adeir Cupertino

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Celso Ferreira de Albuquerque

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Cláudio Fabiano

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Etelvino Batista da Silva

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Flaviano Souza Fonseca Filho

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João Vicente Lopes

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Joel Aparecido da Silva

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Jonas Freitas Cruz

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José Heleno da Silva

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Kleber Eduardo Roks Freitas

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Marcos Roberto dos Santos

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Nelson Pires de Almeida

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