The Edge of Democracy
- Original title
- The Edge of Democracy (Democracia em Vertigem)
- Year
- 2019
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
- Brazil
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Busca Vida Filmes. Distributor: Netflix- Genre
- Documentary | Politics
- Synopsis
- Once a nation crippled by military dictatorship, Brazil found its democratic footing in 1985 and then, in 2002, elected a hugely popular political disrupter: steel-worker-turned-activist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Under his watch, 20 million Brazilians were lifted out of poverty, and his country rose to international prominence. In 2010, “Lula” passed the presidential baton to his prodigy, a fierce female guerrilla named Dilma Rousseff. But beneath their sunny legacy, rumblings of populist rage and institutional corruption seeped into the mainstream—much of it abetted by a partisan judge who fed news outlets sensational, deeply flawed corruption reports that targeted Lula, Dilma, and anyone else who refused to scratch the backs of powerful politicians and special-interest groups.
- Awards
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2019: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary2019: Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Documentary Competition2019: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary2020: Platino Awards: Best Documentary
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