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César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.Read moreLess
César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.
The story
César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.
Cast & crew
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- Director of Photography
- Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
- Director
- Carol Benjamin
- Producer
- Leandra Leal
- Producer
- João Moreira Salles
- Producer
- Rita Toledo
- Producer
- Carol Benjamin
- Editor
- Marilia Moraes
- Editor
- Isabel Castro
- Original Music Composer
- Edson Secco
- Screenplay
- Carol Benjamin
- Screenplay
- Rita Toledo