Cesium-137
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.
- Year: 1990
- Country: Brazil
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Iglu Filmes, Master Cinevideo
- Keyword: based on true story, radioactivity, contamination, radioactive object or substance
- Director: Roberto Pires
- Cast: Nelson Xavier, Joana Fomm, Stepan Nercessian, Denise Milfont, Paulo Betti, Marcélia Cartaxo