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. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
Director: Petra Costa
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Dilma Rousseff as Self |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Self |
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Michel Temer as Self |
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Eduardo Cunha as Self |
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Jair Bolsonaro as Self |
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Sérgio Moro as Self |
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Paulo Maluf as Self |
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Jean Wyllys as Self |
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Aécio Neves as Self |
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Gilberto Carvalho as Himself |
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Petra Costa as Self |
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Barack Obama as Self (archive footage) |
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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage) |
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Nelson Mandela as Self (archive footage) |
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Li An as |
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Elena Andrade as |
| Directing | Petra Costa | Director |
| Production | Joanna Natasegara | Producer |
| Camera | João Atala | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Petra Costa | Writer |
| Production | Shane Boris | Producer |
| Writing | Carol Pires | Co-Writer |
| Production | Abigail Anketell-Jones | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Daniela Capelato | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Antônia Pellegrino | Script Consultant |
| Editing | David Barker | Editor |
| Sound | Lucas Santtana | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Petra Costa | Producer |
| Production | Sara Dosa | Co-Producer |
| Writing | David Barker | Co-Writer |
| Sound | Rodrigo Leão | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Moara Passoni | Co-Writer |
| Production | Tiago Pavan | Producer |
| Sound | Gilberto Monte | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mariana Oliva | Co-Producer |
| Editing | João Atala | Editor |
| Writing | Virginia Primo | Script Consultant |
| Editing | Eduardo Escorel | Editorial Consultant |
| Sound | Vitor Araújo | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Felipe Lacerda | Editor |
| Editing | Bruno Jorge | Editor |
| Editing | Bruno Lasevicius | Editor |
| Camera | Tiago Tambelli | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Mariana de Melo | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Hilton Lacerda | Script Consultant |
| Editing | Eduardo Gripa | Editor |
| Editing | Isabelle Rathery | Editor |
| Sound | Juan Quintáns | Sound |
| Editing | Joaquim Castro | Editor |
| Editing | Karen Harley | Editor |
| Editing | Virginia Primo | Editor |
| Editing | Affonso Gonçalves | Editor |
| Crew | Ricardo Stuckert | Cinematography |
| Editing | Dellani Lima | Editor |
| Directing | Karen Gronich | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jordana Berg | Editor |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Editor |
| Editing | Idê Lacreta | Editor |
| Camera | Fabio Bardella | Camera Operator |