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Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu

Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu

The last prisoner in Rio is free

1979•11m
Documentary

August 29, 1979, Talavera Bruce Penal Institute, Bangu, Rio de Janeiro. After serving eight years in prison, Inês Etienne Romeu, the only survivor of the "House of Death" in Petrópolis and the first political prisoner sentenced to life in prison in Brazil, left prison benefiting from Amnesty. Norma Bengell filmed this moment: from the prison door to her home with her family, Inês was welcomed by family, friends and members of the Brazilian Amnesty Committee, in what marked the first act of the historic denunciation that Inês would carry out against her tormentors and the Military Regime.

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PT

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Released

Release Date

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Inês Etienne Romeu

Self

Maria Romeu

Self

Lúcia Romeu

Self

Elisabeth Romeu

Self

Anita Romeu

Self

Geralda Romeu

Self

Cristina Oliveira Lira

Self

Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Self

Sonia Nercessian

Self

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