Apocalypse in the Tropics
109 mins
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.
Elizete Malafaia
Self
Alessandra Orofino
Producer
David Barker
Editor
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
Tina Baz
Editor
Nels Bangerter
Editor
Victor Miaciro
Editor
Eduardo Gripa
Editor
João Atala
Cinematography
Murilo Salazar
Cinematography
Ricardo Stuckert
Cinematography
Meadow Fund
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
David Barker
Writer
Nels Bangerter
Writer
Alessandra Orofino
Writer