The Edge of Democracy

The Edge of Democracy
Official poster
Directed byPetra Costa
Written by
  • Petra Costa
  • Joanna Natasegara
  • Carol Pires
  • David Barker
  • Moara Passoni
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJoão Atala
Music by
  • Vitor Araújo
  • Rodrigo Leão
  • Gilberto Monte
  • Lucas Santtana
Production
company
  • Busca Vida Filmes
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19) (Netflix)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagesPortuguese
English

The Edge of Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia em Vertigem) is a 2019 Brazilian documentary film directed by Petra Costa. The film follows the political past of the filmmaker in a personal way, in context with the first term of President Lula and the events leading to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, analyzing the rise and fall of both presidents as well as the 2014 socio-political crisis that swept Brazil.[1][2] The arrest of Lula paved the way for Jair Bolsonaro's 2018 campaign and presidency.[3] It had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Netflix on June 19, 2019.[4] It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards and won a Peabody Award in 2020.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "'Democracia em Vertigem', de Petra Costa, é ovacionado em Sundance". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). January 25, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ ""The Edge of Democracy Offers an Outraged but Skimpy Primer"". June 17, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "This Oscar-nominated Brazil documentary is a warning for democracies around the world - Erie News Now | WICU and WSEE in Erie, PA". Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. ^ ""Democracia em Vertigem": Netflix lança trailer de doc sobre impeachment de Dilma". Universo Online (in Portuguese). June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Aris Folley Obama says he's 'glad' for best documentary Oscar nomination thehill.com Jan 13, 2020
  6. ^ Ying, Xiu (2020-01-13). "Brazilian Documentary 'The Edge of Democracy' Nominated for Oscar". The Rio Times. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  7. ^ Lewis, Hilary (2020-06-10). "Peabody Awards: 'Watchmen,' 'Dickinson,' 'Stranger Things,' 'When They See Us' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-08.