The Edge of Democracy

Release Date: 2019-01-24

Rating: ⭐ 7.648/10 (359 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Overview: 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.

Production: Busca Vida Filmes

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🎭 Top Cast

Dilma Rousseff

as Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

as Self

Michel Temer

as Self

Eduardo Cunha

as Self

Jair Bolsonaro

as Self

Sérgio Moro

as Self

📝 User Reviews

rsanek

⭐ 4/10

Jan 10, 2021

Stopped after watching half. Not sure what it was, but the storytelling never grabbed me and I found it both too slow (constant interruptions of the core story with uninteresting personal recollections) and too fast (not enough time setting up the historical context and showing the sequence of events clearly).

Pcorn'n'Spectacle

⭐ 10/10

Feb 23, 2022

One of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Offers an in depth dicussion of the rise and fall of the socialdemocratic party in Brazil with an artisanal and thrilling 1.p-pov narrative.

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