72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Apocalypse in the Tropics

Petra Costa
Brazil      110 m.
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Hordes of evangelists pray for Jesus to intervene, while in Amazonia thousands of COVID victims are buried in mass graves. A wave of Bolsonaro supporters storms the headquarters of the three powers demanding military intervention. The televangelists promise wealth and happiness in this world, provided that their followers help them to take power. In Apocalypse in the Tropics we see a Brazil ripe for falling to pieces in the name of faith.

Director
Petra Costa (Brazil)
Screenplay
Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino , David Barker, Nels Bangerter , Tina Baz
Production
Busca Vida Filmes (Brazil)
Alessandra Orofino, Petra Costa
Sales
Cinetic (USA)
Photography
João Atala, Pedro Urano, Murilo Salazar
Edition
Victor Miaciro, Jordana Berg, David Barker, Tina Baz, Nels Bangerter, Eduardo Grippa
Music
Rodrigo Leão
Sound
Olivier Goinard
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
110 m.
Original language of the film
English , Portuguese
Country
Brazil
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