Petra Costa — Director (3)
The Edge of Democracy (2019) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban
Democracia em Vertigem
director: Petra Costa actor: Dilma Rousseff / Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
other title: Democrazia al limite / Democracia em Vertigem
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.
Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB
Apocalipse nos Trópicos
director: Petra Costa actor: Silas Malafaia / Elizete Malafaia
other title: Apocalisse ai Tropici / Apocalipse nos Trópicos
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
Olmo and the Seagull (2015) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Olmo and the Seagull
other title: Olmo e il gabbiano / Olmo & the Seagull
'Olmo and the Seagull' is a poetic and existential dive into an actress's mind during the nine months of her pregnancy as she must confront her most fiery inner demons while trying to rewrite a new philosophy of life, identity and love. Underlying this hybrid film is mounting tension over what is real and what is enacted when one is performing one's own life.