Extended Reading
  • Joana 2022-01-18 08:01:56

    The system has no edges, it is a reciprocating ring

    20190816 "The Edge of Democracy"

    The system has no edges, it is a reciprocating ring

    Shortly before the 2018 Brazil presidential election, I was in Salvador in the northeast of Brazil. In the elevator of the hotel, an unknown boy said to us: "Remember to vote for Bolsonaro!" His parents pulled him...

  • Gayle 2022-01-18 08:01:56

    Show your position

    How can political documentaries be shot like this? It's not a promotional video. How can you show your position when you come up?

    It must be rational, neutral, and objective, even if it’s pretended to be at the front and fangs at the back. How can you clearly say that you stand on the left and find...

  • Kasey 2022-03-16 09:01:07

    Director Petra’s family is a microcosm of the social and class divisions in Brazil. His grandfather founded Brazil’s largest construction company, standing on the side of the right-wing conservative forces, while his parents are left-wing radicals who oppose the dictatorship of the military government. Prison time. This film records Lula's left-wing mythology and imprisonment, Dilma's impeachment, Petrobras' corruption scandal, and the rise of right-wing forces. The director tends to sympathize with Lula and Dilma, but whether it is possible to conclude that Brazil's democratic system has failed, I am afraid that may not be the case, because it can be seen from the film that Brazil's separation of powers and the rule of law are still functioning effectively.

  • Meagan 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    Ba up and down, the public opinion is left to right; Hedong and Hexi, Jingwei and so on.

The Edge of Democracy quotes

  • Petra Costa: A Greek writer said that democracy is only working when the rich feel threatened. Otherwise, oligarchy takes over. From father to son, son to grandson, from grandson to great grandson, and so successively.

  • Self - Ex-Presidente: It's no use trying to stop me from travelling around this country, because there are millions of Lulas, Boulos, Manuelas, and Dilma Rousseffs to do it for me. There's no use in trying to stop my ideas. They're already in the air, and you can't imprison them! There's no point in trying to stop my dreams, because when I stop dreaming, I'll be dreaming through your minds and dreams! There's no point in thinking everything's going to stop the day Lula has a heart attack. That's nonsense! Because my heart will be beating through yours, and there are millions of hearts! The powerful can kill one, two, or 100 roses. But they'll never stop the arrival of spring, and our fight is in search of spring!