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Freedom of Inês Etienne Romeu

"The last prisoner in Rio is free"

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.

Top Cast

  • Inês Etienne Romeu

    Inês Etienne Romeu

    Self

  • Maria Romeu

    Maria Romeu

    Self

  • Lúcia Romeu

    Lúcia Romeu

    Self

  • Elisabeth Romeu

    Elisabeth Romeu

    Self

  • Anita Romeu

    Anita Romeu

    Self

  • Geralda Romeu

    Geralda Romeu

    Self

  • Cristina Oliveira Lira

    Cristina Oliveira Lira

    Self

  • Norma Bengell

    Norma Bengell

    Self

  • Sonia Nercessian

    Sonia Nercessian

    Self

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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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