The Edge of Democracy
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- Dilma Rousseff
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
- Sergio Moro
- Jovair Arantes
- José Eduardo Cardozo
- Eduardo Cunha
- Carlos Henrique Gaguim
- Paulo Maluf
- Roberto Requião
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A mournful but clear-eyed look at one of the many governments on the planet currently either going to or simmering in Hell, Petra Costa's The Edge of Democracy is as much essay film as a primer on Brazil's recent history.
At what point does a story about one failing democracy become a story about all failing democracies? Perhaps there’s no way of knowing until it’s already too late.
Costa’s use of news footage, tapes of incriminating conversations that were made public and acts of self-serving betrayal gives The Edge Of Democracy the feel of an All The President’s Men-style political thriller. Further revelations about her own family and the allegiances of earlier generations turn that aspect of the story into something with the sweep of The Godfather.