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Documentary

Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)

Runtime: 109 min
Release date: 03/07/2025
Production countries: Brazil, United States of America, United Kingdom
Production companies: Impact Partners, Busca Vida Filmes, Plan B Entertainment, Play/Action Pictures, Luminate, Peri Productions
Overview
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
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Petra Costa
Director
Cast
Silas Malafaia profile photo
Silas Malafaia
as Self
Elizete Malafaia profile photo
Elizete Malafaia
as Self
Jair Bolsonaro profile photo
Jair Bolsonaro
as Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva profile photo
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
as Self
Petra Costa profile photo
Petra Costa
as Self
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Apocalypse in the Tropics

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Video: YouTube
Duration: 02:32