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.
Cast
Dilma Rousseff
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Michel Temer
Self
Eduardo Cunha
Self
Jair Bolsonaro
Self
Sérgio Moro
Self
Paulo Maluf
Self
Jean Wyllys
Self
Aécio Neves
Self
Gilberto Carvalho
Himself
Petra Costa
Self
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Li An
Unknown
Elena Andrade
Unknown
Crew
Petra Costa
Director, Writer, Producer
Carol Pires
Co-Writer
David Barker
Co-Writer, Editor
Moara Passoni
Co-Writer
Felipe Lacerda
Editor
João Atala
Editor, Director of Photography
Joaquim Castro
Editor
Affonso Gonçalves
Editor
Eduardo Gripa
Editor
Karen Harley
Editor
Bruno Jorge
Editor
Bruno Lasevicius
Editor
Dellani Lima
Editor
Virginia Primo
Editor, Script Consultant
Isabelle Rathery
Editor
Idê Lacreta
Editor
Jordana Berg
Editor
Tina Baz
Editor
Ricardo Stuckert
Cinematography
Karen Gronich
Assistant Director
Mariana de Melo
Assistant Director
Joanna Natasegara
Producer
Shane Boris
Producer
Tiago Pavan
Producer
Abigail Anketell-Jones
Co-Producer
Sara Dosa
Co-Producer
Mariana Oliva
Co-Producer
Tiago Tambelli
Camera Operator
Fabio Bardella
Camera Operator
Juan Quintáns
Sound
Vitor Araújo
Original Music Composer
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Gilberto Monte
Original Music Composer
Lucas Santtana
Original Music Composer
Daniela Capelato
Script Consultant
Antônia Pellegrino
Script Consultant
Hilton Lacerda
Script Consultant
Eduardo Escorel
Editorial Consultant
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