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In the early 20th century, in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, the Colony Hospital was founded with the aim of treating tuberculosis and psychiatric patients. But, hidden behind those walls was an unsettling reality: for years, men, women, and children were sent on a one-way trip to hell. The place represented the tragic fate of those seen as misfits by society: the poor, homosexuals, pregnant girls, prostitutes, alcoholics, unwanted children. By the early 1980s, thousands had been tortured, raped, and forgotten. About 60,000 died and very few survived.
Armando Mendz, Daniela Arbex
Mendz is director and editor. Since 1997, he has made documentaries, independent productions for TV, films, and experimental projects. He directed short films and co-directed the features Descaminhos (2007) and 5 frações de uma quase história (2007). Arbex is a journalist and author of the best-selling award-winning Brazilian Holocaust, with more than 200,000 copies sold. She also wrote Cova 312, which addresses the dictatorship in a way the official story never did.
