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The Prisoner of the Iron Bars (2003) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2003 · 123 mins · Portuguese
- Directed by
- Paulo Sacramento
- Starring
- Dráuzio Varella, Geraldo Alckmin, Flaviano Souza Fonseca Filho, Celso Ferreira de Albuquerque, Etelvino Batista da Silva, Adeir Cupertino
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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