The Brazilian production The Edge of Democracy / Democracia em Vertigem, the third film by Petra Costa, has nabbed a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this morning.
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis – the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, with accounts of her own family’s complex past, filmmaker Costa witnesses their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
The winners of this year’s Academy Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday, February 9.
