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4.3/10

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Cesium-137 (1990)

Drama
95 min

"The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare"

Plot Summary

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.

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DramaRoberto PiresNelson XavierJoana Fomm1990

Director

Roberto Pires

Top Cast

Nelson XavierJoana FommStepan NercessianDenise MilfontPaulo Betti

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