Cesium-137
The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare
5.9
9 votes
October 10, 1990
1h 35m
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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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
EuniceMallu Moraes
LurdesVenerando Ribeiro
Ivo
Carmem Moretzsohn
TeresaIvan Marques
EternoMauri de Castro
JacóJosiane Oliveira
Odete
Andrade Jr.
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