The Prisoner of the Iron Bars

2h 3m
DocumentaryHistory
7.5

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.

Cast

Adeir Cupertino
Himself
Celso Ferreira de Albuquerque
Himself
Cláudio Fabiano
Himself
Etelvino Batista da Silva
Himself
Flaviano Souza Fonseca Filho
Himself
João Vicente Lopes
Himself
Joel Aparecido da Silva
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Jonas Freitas Cruz
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José Heleno da Silva
Himself
Kleber Eduardo Roks Freitas
Himself
Marcos Roberto dos Santos
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Nelson Pires de Almeida
Himself
Reginaldo Peres
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Renildo do Nascimento
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Reynaldo Mapa Arnedo
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Ronaldo Fernandes Gomes
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Rubens Jonas dos Santos Batista
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Rubens Lima da Silva
Himself
Dráuzio Varella
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Geraldo Alckmin
Himself

Crew

Paulo Sacramento
Director, Writer, Editor
Idê Lacreta
Editor
Aloysio Raulino
Cinematography
Gustavo Steinberg
Producer
Louis Robin
Sound
Márcio Jacovani
Sound

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