CENTRAL

CENTRAL - THE POWER OF THE CRIMINAL GANGS IN THE BRAZIL’S LARGEST PRISION

By Tatiana SAGER

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Social issues - Completed 2017

Central is a faithful portrayal of the harsh reality of the Brazilian prison system, important for understanding the recent wave of massacres in several prisons in the country.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Língua Portuguesa (Festin) 2016
Melhor Documentário
Ventana Sur 2017
Video Library
Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2017
Best Woman Filmmaker
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Social issues, True Story, Documentary
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 86 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Tatiana SAGER
    • Producer(s)
    • Beto RODRIGUES (Panda)
    • Synopsis
    • The film reports the history of organized crime in the State of Rio Grande do Sul since the 1970s, through the historical riots that rocked Porto Alegre and the state until the formation and performance of the main criminal groups inside the Central Prison, considered by many to be the worst prison institution in Latin America .