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The Edge of Democracy

Summary: Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

Release Date: June 19, 2019

Genres: Documentary, History

Director: Petra Costa

Writers: Petra Costa

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: TV-14

Production: Violet Films, Busca Vida Filmes, Simmering Films

Distributor: Netflix

Country: Brazil

Language: Portuguese

-29%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -29% lower than the critics.

97%68%

The Metacritic audience rated this -28% lower than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

81/100

Metacritic User:

53/100

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11% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

75% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

Latino41.67%White25%Mixed / Other25%Asian8.33%

3.00

Possibly woke elements:

patriarchy,imperialism

MPAATV-14

This film gets a 3.00/5 family friendly score

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Tags / Keywords

abuse of power american imperialism archive footage brasilia brazil brazilian history brazilian military dictatorship brazilian politics coup crisis democracy dictatorship heartbreak impeachment jair bolsonaro judicial corruption latin american history latin american politics lula military dictatorship monroe doctrine narration neofascism oligarchy parliament parliamentary coup patriarchy plutocracy political corruption political crisis political dysfunction political exploitation political mandate political polarization political propaganda political rally political unrest political upheaval political violence president of brazil pretext propaganda protest quid pro quo reference to dilma rousseff reference to eduardo cunha reference to jair bolsonaro reference to luiz inacio lula da silva reference to michel temer reference to sergio moro republic ruling class seizure of power systemic corruption travesty of justice unraveling

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This film gets a 3/5 family friendly score

International Certification

Argentina : 13Brazil : 12Italy : TNetherlands : 12Singapore : PG13South Korea : 15Taiwan : 13+United Kingdom : 12United States : TV-14

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Contains Mention

Aug 26th 2019

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