Cesium-137

The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare

Cesium-137 — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 10, 1990
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Roberto Pires

Cesium-137 — 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 Eunice