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Apocalypse in the Tropics

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 50m
  • 77

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Release Date:

Jul 11, 2025

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1hr 50m

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Focuses on how the evangelical movement paved the way for the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and poses the threat of a national theocracy in Brazil.

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91
Nov 1, 2024

With Costa’s nearly unfettered access to the main characters of modern Brazilian politics, the events of Apocalypse in the Tropics practically unfold in real time––a thrilling, profound documentary horror.

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Metacritic review by Luke Hicks
Luke Hicks
The Film Stage
70
Sep 5, 2024

Adding an extra religious dimension to an already densely packed sociopolitical soap opera, Costa tells a rich story here about the fuzzy line between democracy and theocracy, clashing spiritual values and inflammatory culture-war rhetoric.

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Stephen Dalton
The Film Verdict
90
Sep 5, 2024

What makes Tropics so riveting is the way Costa constantly shifts between the epic and the intimate, the macro and the micro.

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Metacritic review by Jordan Mintzer
Jordan Mintzer
The Hollywood Reporter
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