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The Edge of Democracy

7.7(390)20192h 1m2

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.

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Released
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Language
Portuguese
  • democracy
  • woman director

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival24 Jan 2019
    • Digital / OTTNetflix19 Jun 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTTNetflix19 Jun 2019
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTTNetflix19 Jun 2019
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT1619 Jun 2019
  • SingaporeSG

    • Digital / OTTPG13Netflix19 Jun 2019
  • South KoreaKR

    • Digital / OTT15Netflix19 Jun 2019
  • SpainES

    • Digital / OTTNetflix19 Jun 2019

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The Edge of Democracy was released on 24 January 2019.

Audience reviews

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    rsanek

    1/10/2021

    4/10

    Stopped after watching half. Not sure what it was, but the storytelling never grabbed me and I found it both too slow (constant interruptions of the core story with uninteresting personal recollections) and too fast (not enough time setting up the historical context and showing the sequence of events clearly).

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    Pcorn'n'Spectacle

    2/23/2022

    10/10

    One of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Offers an in depth dicussion of the rise and fall of the socialdemocratic party in Brazil with an artisanal and thrilling 1.p-pov narrative.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/25/2026

    7/10

    You know what I'd like to see? Brazil's TV Globo making a two hour documentary about political corruption in the USA. Let's start with Nixon, then Bush/Gore, Clinton/Lewinski, Trump/Clinton, Trump/Biden, Trump... anybody. Then add in an impotent and acquiescent Congress and then finally ask the self-appointed arbiters of world cinema - AMPAS - to give it an Oscar! What chance, eh? Well instead of dreaming, we have th…

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