The Edge of Democracy
Rating: 7.7 Plot Summary:
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis, the personal and political fuse in The Edge of Democracy to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining unprecedented access to Presidents Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff with accounts of her own family's complex political and industrial past, filmmaker Petra Costa (Elena, 2012) witnesses their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
Director: Petra Costa
Running time: 1h 53min
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 19 June 2019 (Brazil)
Cast: Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, Eduardo Cunha, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Li An, Jair Bolsonaro
