The Edge of Democracy, Dir. Petra Costa, Brazil 2019, 113 min., Portuguese with English subtitles
‘I fear our democracy was nothing but a short-lived dream.’
– Petra Costa
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis, this expansive documentary maps the explosion of corruption and far-right politics in Brazil. Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present – including Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva – with accounts of her own family’s complex political and industrial past, filmmaker Petra Costa considers the nation’s immense political polarisation.
08:40 pm
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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08:30 pm
Fri, 21 Jun 2019
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01:45 pm
Sun, 23 Jun 2019
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09:05 pm
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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The Edge of Democracy + Q&A with film producer Joanna Natasegara screens on 20 June.
The Edge of Democracy + Q&A with film producer Joanna Natasegara screens on 20 June.
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