Excelentissimos
During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the country's elected president, Dilma Rousseff.
The Trial
The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, her then vice-president Michel Temer. Director Maria Augusta Ramos follows the trial against Rousseff from the point of view of her defence team. This is a courtroom drama that unfolds slowly: the appearances of the various parties gradually turn the proceedings into something akin to theatre. Inside the courtroom, grand emotions are played to full effect whilst, on the other side of the doors, lobbyists and supporters pace the corridors. Meanwhile, outside, in front of Brasília’s modernist government buildings, demonstrators are chanting like a Greek chorus. Only the main character, Rousseff herself, remains professional and aloof.
The Final Days
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.
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Douglas Duarte
Director
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Himself
Richard Venture
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James St. Clair
Graham Beckel
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Ron Ziegler
Diana Bellamy
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Rose Mary Woods
Jeff Perry
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Staffer
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