Brazilian Holocaust
Oct 06 2016
•2h 30m
•Documentary
Award-winning journalist Daniela Arbex examines the horrors of the Colônia psychiatric hospital, where more than 60,000 people were killed over decades.
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Helvécio Ratton
Self
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