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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 17 nominations total
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
- 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)
Featured review
This is a such a well made documentary on Brazil's politics. Being non-Brazlian myself, I went into this documentary knowing literally nothing about Brazil's modern political history, aside from hearing the names of Lula and Dilma mentioned in the news occasionally. So this was a very enlightening film for me. My only criticisms are the length of the film, but with the material the makers were running with I seriously doubt they could've shortened it down at all. Also the narrator's hypnotic tone was making it hard to keep focus. All in all, I highly recommend this film not only as an educational experience but also for everyone to realize that we all live in an age where political games are being played against voting publics across the globe, and sadly this is not confined to specific countries anymore. Wishing the people there much prosperity in the years to come.
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Did you know
- TriviaBrazil'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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Oscars (2020)
- SoundtracksCanto de Ossanha
Written by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes
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- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was The Edge of Democracy (2019) officially released in Canada in English?
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