Apocalypse in the Tropics (now streaming on Netflix) is a heavy, heavy documentary, the follow-up to Brazilian director Petra Costa’s 2019 must-see Oscar-nominee The Edge of Democracy. For the first ...
Many backed controversial president Jair Bolsonaro. That doesn’t mean they want a theocracy. Petra Costa, director of the recent documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics, offers a lens through which to ...
War, Apocalypse and Peace in Aceh"—the remarkable story of how one of Southeast Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts came ...
"The Road" offers a bleak, realistic depiction of the apocalypse unlike "The Walking Dead." The film focuses on survival, lack of resources, and emotional connections in a simpler way. Fans appreciate ...
A strongman president tars his opponent as an enemy of the country. He refuses to concede when he loses his re-election bid, and a violent mob of his supporters storms the seat of government. They ...
(RNS) — Netflix released the documentary ‘Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ which seeks to understand how the far right mobilizes faith for political interest. (RNS) — Protesters were dressed in national ...
When I watched Petra Costa’s Oscar-nominated 2019 documentary The Edge of Democracy, it was impossible not to be struck by the similarities between her native Brazil’s slide toward authoritarianism ...