The Prisoner of the Iron Bars

Year: 2003

Runtime: 123 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Paulo Sacramento

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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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