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Feature film

Sentence on Trial

Documentary, 88’, 2014

No prison population is growing at the same rate as the Brazilian one, which is already the fourth largest in the world. The film delves into the hell of life in Brazilian prisons to expose the inner workings of the country’s justice system, demonstrating how slowness, prejudice and a culture of fear only serve to increase violence and the existing social gap.

    • • 47th Brasília Film Festival (Best Feature Film Award – Audience Choice)
      • 41st Sesc Best films (Critics' Award for Best Documentary)
      • 38th Guarnicê Film Festival (Award for Best Film, Directing, and Cinematography)
      • 7th FESTin – Lisboa (Honorable Mention)

  • Directed and Edited by: Eugenio Puppo
    Conceived by: Eugenio Puppo, Marina Dias
    Research: Carolina Diniz, Cristina Uchôa, Eugenio Puppo, Heloisa Bonfanti, Hugo Leonardo, Luciana Zaffalon, Marina Dias
    Assistant Director: Heloisa Bonfanti
    Executive Producers: Augusto de Arruda Botelho, Eugenio Puppo, Hugo Leonardo, Marina Dias, Paula Sion de Souza Naves
    Co-produced by: Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa (IDDD)
    Production Coordinator: Matheus Sundfeld
    Cinematography: Jorge Maia
    Production Sound Mixer: Fábio Gonçalves
    Music: John Cage
    Re-recording Mixer and Mastering: José Luiz Sasso, ABC
    Assistant Editors: Ivan Lemos, Yuri Amaral
    Post-production / Finishing: Yuri Amaral
    Colorist: José Francisco Neto
    Production Secretaries: Carmen Vernucci, Roberta Buonacura
    Production Assistants: Diogo Faggiano, Eduardo Liron, Luan Sandroni, Maíra Ferraz, Tharik Faria
    Production Interns: Fernando Raposo, Karoline Ruiz
    Graphic Designers: Flora Leite, Pedro di Pietro

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