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The Edge of Democracy

Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

Director

Petra Costa

Year

Genre

documentary, history

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N/A

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 15 nominations total

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Self - Ex-Presidente

Self - Ex-Presidente

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self - Primeira Dama

Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva

Self - Juiz Federal

Self - Ex-Executivo da Petrobras

Nestor Cerveró

Self - Ex-Diretor da Petrobras

Paulo Roberto Costa

Self - Ex-Presidente do Grupo Odebrecht

Marcelo Odebrecht

Self - Senador (PT)

Lindbergh Farias

Self - Relator da Comissão do Impeachment (PTB)

Self - Advogado de Dilma

José Eduardo Cardozo

Self - Presidente da Câmara dos Deputados (PMDB)

Self - Deputado (PTN)

Carlos Henrique Gaguim

Self - Deputado (PP)

Self - Senador (PMDB)

Roberto Requião

Self - Deputado (PSOL)

Self - Governador de Brasília (PSB)

Rodrigo Rollemberg

Self - Deputado (PSC)

Self - Senador (PSDB)

Self - Ex-Secretário Geral da Presidência (PT)

Gilberto Carvalho

Self - Ministro do Planejamento

Self - Ex-Presidente Transpetro

Self - Presidente do Senado (PMDB)

Renan Calheiros

Self - Procurador da República, Operação Lava Jato

Deltan Dallagnol

Self - Advogado de Lula na ONU

Geoffrey Robertson

Self

Self - Dono da JBS

Joesley Batista

Self

Self - Mãe de Petra

Self

Self

Ricardo Boechat

Self

Eduardo Bolsonaro

Self

Michelle Bolsonaro

Self

Self

Guilherme Boulos

Self

Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco

Self

Self

Self

Manuela D'Ávila

Self

Marco Aurélio de Mello

Self

Self

Jandira Feghali

Self

Marco Feliciano

Self

Self

Self

Self

Fernando Haddad

Self

Gleisi Hoffmann

Self

Juscelino Kubitschek

Self

Self

Self

Self

Valeska Martins

Self

Henrique Meirelles

Self

Hamilton Mourão

Self

Self

Janaína Paschoal

Self

Patrícia Poeta

Self

Renata Lo Prete

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Renata Vasconcellos

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Self - Ex-presidente

No one expected such a quick arrest. - The Edge of Democracy

No one expected such a quick arrest.

The deadline set for ex-president Lula
to turn himself in has ended, - The Edge of Democracy

The deadline set for ex-president Lula to turn himself in ha...

Lula in prison! - The Edge of Democracy

Lula in prison!

For now, there's no solution yet. - The Edge of Democracy

For now, there's no solution yet.

Blow it. Blow it!
Don't do it with your finger. - The Edge of Democracy

Blow it. Blow it! Don't do it with your finger.

-Blow it! Ana, like this.
-Blow it, Petra. - The Edge of Democracy

-Blow it! Ana, like this. -Blow it, Petra.

Four, five mill!
We want to vote for president of Brazil! - The Edge of Democracy

Four, five mill! We want to vote for president of Brazil!

-Direct elections!
-Now! - The Edge of Democracy

-Direct elections! -Now!

Our union is under siege. - The Edge of Democracy

Our union is under siege.

We all know - The Edge of Democracy

Without struggle, without perseverance, - The Edge of Democracy

Without struggle, without perseverance,

There's work to be done
in neighborhoods, - The Edge of Democracy

There's work to be done in neighborhoods,

We're thinking - The Edge of Democracy

To end inflation, - The Edge of Democracy

To end inflation,

For the low-paid worker,
the priority is a pay raise... - The Edge of Democracy

For the low-paid worker, the priority is a pay raise...

It's time for a government
that guarantees economic stability, - The Edge of Democracy

It's time for a government that guarantees economic sta...

I also want to say to the businessmen, - The Edge of Democracy

I also want to say to the businessmen,

Marília's giving Petra instructions. - The Edge of Democracy

Marília's giving Petra instructions.

-Her daughter's political education.
-We're choosing a woman for Congress. - The Edge of Democracy

-Her daughter's political education. -We're choosi...

Brazil gained wealth from the mills - The Edge of Democracy

Brazil gained wealth from the mills

But it didn't beat hunger - The Edge of Democracy

But it didn't beat hunger

While there's a single Brazilian - The Edge of Democracy

While there's a single Brazilian

We're starting today - The Edge of Democracy

We're starting today

Brazil encounters itself again. - The Edge of Democracy

Brazil encounters itself again.

The first thing he did - The Edge of Democracy

The first thing he did

I've two daughters in college, - The Edge of Democracy

I've two daughters in college,

The current government
is prioritizing racist quotas - The Edge of Democracy

The current government is prioritizing racist quotas

We've arrived at the end... of everything. - The Edge of Democracy

We've arrived at the end... of everything.

He was a big letdown.
He was of the working class - The Edge of Democracy

He was a big letdown. He was of the working class

He did a good job at first, - The Edge of Democracy

He did a good job at first,

My sister got her nursing degree, - The Edge of Democracy

My sister got her nursing degree,

We needed the Bolsa Família program, - The Edge of Democracy

We needed the Bolsa Família program,

We're off the Bolsa now,
but we got better because of it. - The Edge of Democracy

We're off the Bolsa now, but we got better because of i...

And now we've the chance to talk
with a special guest. - The Edge of Democracy

And now we've the chance to talk with a special guest.

I brought Dilma here
so she can smile for you. - The Edge of Democracy

I brought Dilma here so she can smile for you.

DILMA ROUSSEFF ELECTED
BRAZIL'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT - The Edge of Democracy

DILMA ROUSSEFF ELECTED BRAZIL'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

Mom, how did you feel
when she was elected - The Edge of Democracy

Mom, how did you feel when she was elected

She's a woman, from my state,
a militant... - The Edge of Democracy

She's a woman, from my state, a militant...

We went to the same schools,
but at different times. - The Edge of Democracy

We went to the same schools, but at different times.

We were both imprisoned in the same jail, - The Edge of Democracy

We were both imprisoned in the same jail,

And mostly, - The Edge of Democracy

-Yes, before.
-I was arrested later. - The Edge of Democracy

-Yes, before. -I was arrested later.

-I was arrested in January, in 1970.
-January '70. - The Edge of Democracy

-I was arrested in January, in 1970. -January '70.

What happens is that one can never - The Edge of Democracy

What happens is that one can never

There's a huge freedom in being anonymous. - The Edge of Democracy

There's a huge freedom in being anonymous.

The immense feeling of freedom,
which I never had again. - The Edge of Democracy

The immense feeling of freedom, which I never had again.

He does politics as a fait accompli.
That's Lula. - The Edge of Democracy

He does politics as a fait accompli. That's Lula.

Saying bye to the Palace - The Edge of Democracy

Saying bye to the Palace

Power to the people! - The Edge of Democracy

Power to the people!

NOT TURKEY OR GREECE,
IT'S BRAZIL LEAVING ITS INERTIA - The Edge of Democracy

NOT TURKEY OR GREECE, IT'S BRAZIL LEAVING ITS INERTIA

The people united!
No political parties here! - The Edge of Democracy

The people united! No political parties here!

It's unacceptable that Brazil, - The Edge of Democracy

It's unacceptable that Brazil,

The financial sector has no means - The Edge of Democracy

The financial sector has no means

Research polls revealed that Dilma's
popularity dropped by 27 points - The Edge of Democracy

Research polls revealed that Dilma's popularity dropped...

We truly need - The Edge of Democracy

In each Petrobras contract - The Edge of Democracy

In each Petrobras contract

And this didn't happen once or twice, - The Edge of Democracy

And this didn't happen once or twice,

It's not a turning point
with state-run companies. - The Edge of Democracy

It's not a turning point with state-run companies.

It didn't start with Lula. - The Edge of Democracy

It didn't start with Lula.

-It's a tradition.
-So it has always-- - The Edge of Democracy

-It's a tradition. -So it has always--

It's like quicksand. - The Edge of Democracy

It's like quicksand.

Once in,
it's almost impossible to get out. - The Edge of Democracy

Once in, it's almost impossible to get out.

Slush funds became something
nobody saw as a crime. - The Edge of Democracy

Slush funds became something nobody saw as a crime.

We didn't lose the election
to a political party. - The Edge of Democracy

We didn't lose the election to a political party.

We lost it to a criminal organization - The Edge of Democracy

We lost it to a criminal organization

Soon we won't be the opposition.
We'll be the government! - The Edge of Democracy

Soon we won't be the opposition. We'll be the gove...

Let's do it! The PSDB's the future! - The Edge of Democracy

Let's do it! The PSDB's the future!

Long live Brazil, long live the PSDB, - The Edge of Democracy

Long live Brazil, long live the PSDB,

ANNULMENT OF THE 2014 ELECTIONS
IMPEACHMENT NOW - The Edge of Democracy

ANNULMENT OF THE 2014 ELECTIONS IMPEACHMENT NOW

BRAZIL WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS
TO DEMAND THE IMPEACHMENT - The Edge of Democracy

BRAZIL WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS TO DEMAND THE IMPEACHMENT

CHECK OUT EVENTS IN SÃO PAULO
THIS SATURDAY: PROTEST ON PAULISTA - The Edge of Democracy

CHECK OUT EVENTS IN SÃO PAULO THIS SATURDAY: PROTEST ON PAUL...

...locked in a cell, there are people
dressed as the ex-president. - The Edge of Democracy

...locked in a cell, there are people dressed as the ex-pres...

Today I received with indignation - The Edge of Democracy

Today I received with indignation

Take it easy! Take it easy! - The Edge of Democracy

Take it easy! Take it easy!

I just met with Dilma - The Edge of Democracy

I just met with Dilma

Today, the crisis of Dilma's government - The Edge of Democracy

Today, the crisis of Dilma's government

A tapped phone call - The Edge of Democracy

A tapped phone call

Your Honor speaks highly of the USA. - The Edge of Democracy

Your Honor speaks highly of the USA.

Imagine in the USA - The Edge of Democracy

Imagine in the USA

You know the tapping was illegal, - The Edge of Democracy

You know the tapping was illegal,

Supreme Justice Minister Teori said - The Edge of Democracy

Supreme Justice Minister Teori said

My decisions are open to criticism, - The Edge of Democracy

My decisions are open to criticism,

But I can't be accused
of abuse of authority, - The Edge of Democracy

But I can't be accused of abuse of authority,

Lula, it's no use crying! - The Edge of Democracy

Lula, it's no use crying!

Without Moro, - The Edge of Democracy

Lock Lula up! - The Edge of Democracy

Moro! - The Edge of Democracy

Fascists and Communists are the same shit! - The Edge of Democracy

Fascists and Communists are the same shit!

Ironically, you bunch of deviants, - The Edge of Democracy

Ironically, you bunch of deviants,

Out with PT! - The Edge of Democracy

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Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

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Director: Petra Costa

Writer: Petra Costa, Carol Pires, David Barker

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Jun 2019

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 15 nominations total

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