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Memories of Prison
BRAZIL · 1984

Memories of Prison

Nelson Pereira dos Santos
political persecution communist sympathizers prison brutality 1930s Brazil autobiographical fiction
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Synopsis

In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer. He is then arrested and sent to the Ilha Grande prison, where he experiences the disturbing treatment reserved for common prisoners.

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