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The Edge of Democracy

  • 20192019
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 1m
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7.3/10
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The Edge of Democracy (2019)
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis - the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, with accounts of her own family's complex past, filmmaker Petra Costa (ELENA) witnesses their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
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Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Petra Costa
  • Writers
    • Petra Costa(screenplay)
    • Carol Pires(co-writer)
    • David Barker(co-writer)
  • Stars
    • Dilma Rousseff
    • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
    • Petra Costa
  • Writers
    • Petra Costa(screenplay)
    • Carol Pires(co-writer)
    • David Barker(co-writer)
  • Stars
    • Dilma Rousseff
    • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
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    • 174User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Photos17

    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff, and Michel Temer in The Edge of Democracy (2019)
    Joanna Natasegara at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Joanna Natasegara and Petra Costa at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Petra Costa at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Joanna Natasegara at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Petra Costa at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
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    Dilma Rousseff
    Dilma Rousseff
    • Self - Ex-Presidente
    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    • Self - Ex-Presidente
    • (as Lula da Silva)
    Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
    • Self - Primeira Dama
    • (as Marisa Letícia)
    Sergio Moro
    Sergio Moro
    • Self - Juiz Federal
    • (as Sérgio Moro)
    Nestor Cerveró
    • Self - Ex-Executivo da Petrobras
    • (archive footage)
    Paulo Roberto Costa
    • Self - Ex-Diretor da Petrobras
    • (archive footage)
    Marcelo Odebrecht
    • Self - Ex-Presidente do Grupo Odebrecht
    • (archive footage)
    Lindbergh Farias
    • Self - Senador (PT)
    • (archive footage)
    Jovair Arantes
    • Self - Relator da Comissão do Impeachment (PTB)
    José Eduardo Cardozo
    • Self - Advogado de Dilma…
    Eduardo Cunha
    Eduardo Cunha
    • Self - Presidente da Câmara dos Deputados (PMDB)
    Carlos Henrique Gaguim
    • Self - Deputado (PTN)
    Paulo Maluf
    • Self - Deputado (PP)
    Roberto Requião
    • Self - Senador (PMDB)
    Jean Wyllys
    • Self - Deputado (PSOL)
    Rodrigo Rollemberg
    • Self - Governador de Brasília (PSB)
    Jair Bolsonaro
    Jair Bolsonaro
    • Self - Deputado (PSC)
    Aécio Neves
    • Self - Senador (PSDB)
      • Petra Costa
    • Writers
      • Petra Costa(screenplay)
      • Carol Pires(co-writer)
      • David Barker(co-writer)
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    • Trivia
      Brazil's biggest newspaper, 'Folha de S. Paulo', requested an interview with Lula in prison during the 2018 presidential election campaign. However, Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux ruled against the interview taking place, as the team reportedly feared it would ruin Bolsonaro's chances at the election; a decision which was only overturned in April 2019.
    • Quotes

      Petra Costa: A Greek writer said that democracy is only working when the rich feel threatened. Otherwise, oligarchy takes over. From father to son, son to grandson, from grandson to great grandson, and so successively.

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      Featured in The Oscars (2020)
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    User reviews174

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    Documentary extremely important to our perception of democracy and how it has been elitist and oligarchic in Brazil. The Documentary presents facts, and makes us realize how recent history unfortunately tends to follow and perpetuate the old models. It causes reflection on the importance of democratic acts, on the construction of self-opinions, and on how we are still vulnerable to being induced by the medium and a numerically small but great perceive of privileges. My sincerest congratulations to the entire production.
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    • Jun 20, 2019

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 2019 (United States)
      • Brazil
      • Netflix
      • Portuguese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Violet Films
      • Busca Vida Filmes
      • Simmering Films
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    • 2 hours 1 minute
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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