Movie
The Edge of Democracy
Overview
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. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-01-24
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Busca Vida Filmes, Doc Society
- Country
- Brazil
- Original language
- PT
Cast
- Dilma Rousseff as Self
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Self
- Michel Temer as Self
- Eduardo Cunha as Self
- Jair Bolsonaro as Self
- Sérgio Moro as Self
- Paulo Maluf as Self
- Jean Wyllys as Self
- Aécio Neves as Self
- Gilberto Carvalho as Himself
- Petra Costa as Self
- Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Petra Costa - Director
- Petra Costa - Writer
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