Cesium-137 (Césio 137 - O Pesadelo de Goiânia)

The real story behind Goiânia's nightmare

Release Date:	1990-10-10
Runtime:	95 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama
Production:	Iglu Filmes, Master Cinevideo

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.