The Prisoner of the Iron Bars
Year: 2003
Runtime: 123 mins
Language: Portuguese
Director: Paulo Sacramento
In 2002 the Carandiru complex, once the largest prison in Latin America, was set for demolition. Months before its implosion, director Paulo Sacramento trained inmates and, with his crew, recorded hours of footage that documents daily routines, interactions and hardships inside, offering an intimate portrait of the institution before it disappeared.
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