Cesium-137 (1990)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 1.896 |
Directed By
Roberto Pires
Crew
Roque Fritsh
Roberto Pires
Laura Carneiro
Zenildo Barretto
Walter Carvalho
Regina Dias
César Pires
Luiz Antônio de Carvalho
Roberto Pires
Roberto Pires
Laura Carneiro
Roberto Pires
Otavio Garcia
Walter Carvalho
Carlos della Riva
Marcela Ribeiro
Gisele Oliveira
TOP CAST
Nelson Xavier
Devair
Joana Fomm
Maria Gabriela
Stepan Nercessian
Edison
Denise Milfont
Santana
Paulo Betti
Vavá
Marcélia Cartaxo
Mulher de Vavá
Paulo Gorgulho
Carlinhos
Thelma Reston
Eunice
Mallu Moraes
Lurdes
Carmem Moretzsohn
Teresa
Ivan Marques
Eterno
Mauri de Castro
Jacó
Josiane Oliveira
Odete
Jorgeh Ramos
Locutor
Rodney Gomes
Locutor
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