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C(us)todians

2013 · 89 min

A sober, immersive look at prison work that feels tense and quietly despairing as idealistic hopes erode under systemic pressure.

Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jefferson Walkiu, Tiago Simioni Andreatta, Manasses da Silva
Overview
For seven years Aly Muritiba worked in a prison in Brazil. There, he was part of the Alpha team. After studying film and making some shorts, Aly returns to his old job to be reunited with his former colleagues and make a film about the Alpha Team. The Team consists of 28 people, men and women of different origins and backgrounds, that work as caretakers and custodians for over a thousand criminals in a Brazilian prison. Walkiu becomes the leader of the team and hopes to do a good job. But as time goes by he realizes that his hands are tied.

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Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jefferson Walkiu, Tiago Simioni Andreatta, Manasses da Silva
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • work
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • prison
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Written by
Aly Muritiba
Starring
Jefferson Walkiu, Tiago Simioni Andreatta, Manasses da Silva
Cinematography
Elisandro Dalcin
Runtime
89 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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