directed by: Petra Costa, year: 2019
actors: Petra Costa, Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, Lula da Silva

An intimate, immersive chronicle of Brazil’s democratic crisis from street protests to Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Filmed over years, Petra Costa interweaves her personal family footage with archival material to illuminate public events, media narratives, and the fragility of modern democracy. The Edge of Democracy probes power, memory, and the costs of political upheaval, inviting reflection on what democracy demands from citizens and leaders alike.

Civil Liberties, Documentary, Political Documentary, Personal Documentary, Brazilian Cinema