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.
Top Cast

Nelson Xavier
as Devair

Joana Fomm
as Maria Gabriela

Stepan Nercessian
as Edison

Denise Milfont
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