Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 11, 2025Release Date
Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
1h 49m
Running Time
July 11, 2025Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Silas Malafaia
Self

Elizete Malafaia
Self

Jair Bolsonaro
Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self

Petra Costa
Self / Director / Producer / Writer

Alessandra Orofino
Producer / Writer

Oscar Niemeyer
Self

David Barker
Editor

Dede Gardner
Executive Producer

Jeremy Kleiner
Executive Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer

Moara Passoni
Writer

Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer

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

Jordana Berg
Editor

Tina Baz
Editor

Nels Bangerter
Editor / Writer

Victor Miaciro
Editor

Eduardo Gripa
Editor

Rodrigo Leão
Music

João Atala
Cinematography

Pedro Urano
Cinematography

Murilo Salazar
Cinematography

Ricardo Stuckert
Cinematography

Brad Pitt
Executive Producer

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
Media.

Details.
Release DateJuly 11, 2025
Original NameApocalipse nos Trópicos
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
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Wiki.
Apocalypse in the Tropics (Portuguese: Apocalipse nos Trópicos) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Petra Costa about the influence of evangelical Christianity on far-right politics in Brazil.
The film premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, on 29 August 2024.