When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? 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.
Cast
Silas Malafaia
Self
Elizete Malafaia
Self
Jair Bolsonaro
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Petra Costa
Self
Alexandre de Moraes
Self
Cabo Daciolo
Self
Damares Alves
Self
Eduardo Bolsonaro
Self
Sérgio Moro
Self
Magno Malta
Self
Gleisi Hoffmann
Self
Paulo Marcelo
Self
Bianca de Oliveira
Self
Geraldo Alckmin
Self
Janja Lula
Self
General Braga Netto
Self
Crew
Petra Costa
Director, Writer, Producer
Alessandra Orofino
Co-Writer, Producer
Tina Baz
Co-Writer, Editor
David Barker
Co-Writer, Editor
Nels Bangerter
Co-Writer, Editor
Jordana Berg
Editor
Victor Miaciro
Editor
Eduardo Gripa
Editor
Cao Guimarães
Co-Editor
Bruno Lasevicius
Co-Editor
André Cury
Additional Editing
Joaquim Castro
Additional Editing
João Atala
Director of Photography
Pedro Urano
Director of Photography
Murilo Salazar
Director of Photography
Ricardo Stuckert
Director of Photography
Carolina Forattini Igreja
Assistant Director, Production Coordinator
Georgia Kirilov
Assistant Director, Production Director
Jaya Batista
Assistant Director
Laís Ribeiro
Production Coordinator
Dede Gardner
Executive Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer
James Costa
Executive Producer
Trevor Burgess
Executive Producer
Katy Drake Bettner
Executive Producer
Jim Swartz
Executive Producer
Susan Swartz
Executive Producer
Kate Hurwitz
Executive Producer
Felipe Estefan
Executive Producer
Rafael Georges da Cruz
Executive Producer
Marie Therese Guirgis
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Lurie
Executive Producer
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
Meadow Fund
Executive Producer
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Executive Producer
Frida Polli
Executive Producer
Gal Buitoni
Executive Producer
Luciane Toffoli
Executive Producer
Leda Stopazzolli
Executive Producer
Kelsey Koenig
Co-Executive Producer
Natasha Dolby
Co-Executive Producer
David Dolby
Co-Executive Producer
Krista Parris
Co-Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham
Co-Executive Producer
Maxyne Franklin
Co-Executive Producer
Shelby Rachleff
Co-Executive Producer
Pancho Magnou Arnábal
Co-Executive Producer
Malene Flindt Pedersen
Co-Producer
Anders Riis-Hansen
Co-Producer
Bernardo Guerreiro
Camera Operator
Fernando Crispim
Camera Operator
Lucas Fuico
Camera Operator
Daniel Eduardo
Camera Operator
Leonardo Maestrelli
Camera Operator
Orlando Júnior
Camera Operator
Danielle Belo
Post Production Supervisor
Olivier Goinard
Sound Designer, Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
Felippe Schultz Mussel
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
Carlos E. García
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
Martín Hernández
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
Fernando Cavalcante
Sound
Luis Rovai
Sound
Dudu Falcão
Sound
Matias Bruno
Sound
Sergio Scliar
Sound
Raquel Lázaro
Sound
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Randall Poster
Music Supervisor
Milena Erke
Music Supervisor
O Grivo
Additional Music
Leonardo Gonçalves
Additional Music
Laura Nix
Consulting Producer
Alexandre Ermel
Additional Photography
Heloísa Passos
Additional Photography
Janice D'Avila
Additional Photography
Pedro Ladeira
Additional Photography
Cícero Bezerra
Additional Photography
Moara Passoni
Writers' Assistant
Carol Pires
Writers' Assistant
Fernando de Barros e Silva
Writers' Assistant
Yaël Bitton
Writers' Assistant
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