Apocalypse in the Tropics
Apocalipse nos Trópicos
Release: 2025-07-03
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 7.5
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.
Production Countries
Brazil
United States of America
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Impact Partners
Busca Vida Filmes
Plan B Entertainment
Play/Action Pictures
Luminate
Peri Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Elizete Malafaia
as Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
as Self
Petra Costa
as Self
Cabo Daciolo
as Self
Damares Alves
as Self
Eduardo Bolsonaro
as Self
Gleisi Hoffmann
as Self
Silas Malafaia
as Self
Jair Bolsonaro
as Self
Alexandre de Moraes
as Self
Sérgio Moro
as Self
Geraldo Alckmin
as Self
Janja Lula
as Self
Magno Malta
as Self
General Braga Netto
as Self
Crew
Jeffrey Lurie
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Olivier Goinard
Sound Mixer, Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Jordana Berg
Editor
André Cury
Additional Editing
Laura Nix
Consulting Producer
Pedro Urano
Director of Photography
Felippe Schultz Mussel
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer
Petra Costa
Director, Producer, Writer
Moara Passoni
Writers' Assistant
Cao Guimarães
Co-Editor
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer
Dede Gardner
Executive Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Executive Producer
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Executive Producer
O Grivo
Additional Music
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer