Cesium-137 (1990)
October 10, 1990
Drama
1h 35m


The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Roberto Pires
- Devair Nelson Xavier
- Maria Gabriela Joana Fomm
- Edison Stepan Nercessian
- Santana Denise Milfont
- Vavá Paulo Betti
- Mulher de Vavá Marcélia Cartaxo
- Carlinhos Paulo Gorgulho
- Eunice Thelma Reston
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Keywords
- based on true story
- radioactivity
- contamination
- radioactive object or substance