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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 2,037 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic81/100
388 audience votes
Key crew
- Petra CostaDirector
- Petra CostaWriter
- Vitor AraújoOriginal Music Composer
- Rodrigo LeãoOriginal Music Composer
- Gilberto MonteOriginal Music Composer
- Lucas SanttanaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dilma RousseffSelf
- Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSelf
- Michel TemerSelf
- Eduardo CunhaSelf
- Jair BolsonaroSelf
- Sérgio MoroSelf
- Paulo MalufSelf
- Jean WyllysSelf
- Aécio NevesSelf
- Gilberto CarvalhoHimself
- Petra CostaSelf
- Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Themes
democracywoman director
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