Apocalypse in the Tropics (2024)

Documentary

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.

Cast

Self
Silas Malafaia
Self
E Elizete Malafaia
Self
Jair Bolsonaro
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Petra Costa

Crew

Director
Petra Costa
Producer
A Alessandra Orofino
Editor
D David Barker
Executive Producer
Dede Gardner
Executive Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer
J James Costa
Executive Producer
T Trevor Burgess
Executive Producer
K Katy Drake Bettner
Executive Producer
J Jim Swartz
Executive Producer
S Susan Swartz
Producer
Petra Costa
Executive Producer
K Kate Hurwitz
Executive Producer
F Felipe Estefan
Executive Producer
R Rafael Georges da Cruz
Executive Producer
M Marie Therese Guirgis
Executive Producer
J Jeffrey Lurie
Editor
Jordana Berg
Editor
T Tina Baz
Editor
N Nels Bangerter
Editor
V Victor Miaciro
Editor
E Eduardo Gripa
Music
Rodrigo Leão
Cinematography
J João Atala
Cinematography
Pedro Urano
Cinematography
M Murilo Salazar
Cinematography
R Ricardo Stuckert
Executive Producer
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
M Meadow Fund
Co-Executive Producer
K Kelsey Koenig
Co-Executive Producer
N Natasha Dolby
Co-Executive Producer
D David Dolby
Co-Executive Producer
K Krista Parris
Co-Executive Producer
S Sandra Whipham
Co-Executive Producer
M Maxyne Franklin
Co-Executive Producer
S Shelby Rachleff
Writer
Petra Costa
Writer
D David Barker
Writer
N Nels Bangerter
Writer
A Alessandra Orofino