Jan 24, 2019
121 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

Brazil

Companies

Busca Vida Filmes

Dilma Rousseff

Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self

Michel Temer

Self

Eduardo Cunha

Self

Jair Bolsonaro

Self

Sérgio Moro

Self

Paulo Maluf

Self

Jean Wyllys

Self

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