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The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros (2022)

August. 30,2022

7.2

| Documentary

This documentary tells of the extraordinary rise of Jair Bolsonaro, from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power. Told through intimate interviews with some of those closest to him including his eldest son Flávio, former government ministers, as well as his opponents, explore Bolsonaro’s brilliant yet ruthless journey to the presidency, with high-stakes drama, guns and God.

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Jair Bolsonaro as Self (archive footage)

[2021] 8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente [2021] Republic of Evil Ants [2021] Uma Fakeada no Coração do Brasil [2021] Nem Tudo Se Desfaz [2021] Falácias [2020] I Am Greta

Nina Sosanya as Narrator

[2022] Screw [2022] Brian and Charles [2020] Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse [2020] Brave New World [2018] You, Me and Him [2018] Red Joan

Glenn Greenwald as Self

[2017] Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web [2014] Citizenfour

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Reviews

Grimerlana

2022/08/30

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

StyleSk8r

2022/08/31

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Portia Hilton

2022/09/01

Blistering performances.

Derrick Gibbons

2022/09/02

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.