Freedom

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18
2006
16 min
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Inside a cell at Ary Franco Prison, William da Silva Lima reflects on his 36 years of incarceration, offering a raw, firsthand account of how the violence and neglect within Brazil’s prison system led to the creation of the Red Command (Comando Vermelho). His testimony exposes the brutal conditions that transformed prisons into breeding grounds for organized crime — a powerful reminder of how systemic failure can forge resistance, solidarity, and, ultimately, a criminal empire.
Director: Caco Souza