The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

8.5
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 114 min
  • Premiere: 2022. August 30.

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

Self (archive footage)

Nina Sosanya

Narrator

Eduardo Bolsonaro

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Bolsonaro

Self (archive footage)

Jô Soares

Self (archive footage)

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Christina Rocha

Self (archive footage)

Luciana Gimenez

Self (archive footage)

Babi Xavier

Self (archive footage)

Marielle Franco

Self (archive footage)

Stephen Fry

Self (archive footage)

Felipe Campos

Self (archive footage)

Raul Gil

Self (archive footage)

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Self (archive footage)

Linn da Quebrada

Self (archive footage)

Greta Thunberg

Self (archive footage)

Angelina Jolie

Self (archive footage)

Emmanuel Macron

Self (archive footage)

Camera

Otavio Pupo

Director of Photography

Leo Rudá

Director of Photography

Trent Watts

Director of Photography

Ariel Grandoli

Director of Photography

Directing

Matthew Hill

Director

Editing

Letícia de Souza Barbosa

Archival Footage Coordinator

Production

Jay Stern

Producer

Camera

Otavio Pupo

Director of Photography

Leo Rudá

Director of Photography

Trent Watts

Director of Photography

Ariel Grandoli

Director of Photography

Directing

Matthew Hill

Director

Editing

Letícia de Souza Barbosa

Archival Footage Coordinator

Production

Jay Stern

Producer