The Goiania Incident
Description
In 1989, a mysterious outburst of radioactive contamination in Goiania, Brazil brought panic to the streets. Shot on location in Brazil, this film recreates the disaster and the vast emergency clean-up that followed. It also focuses on a group of people who found strange glowing crystals which they gave to their friends and family -- gifts of death.
Runtime
29 min
Series
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Date of Publication
1997, c1996
Database
Alexander Street
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