The Trial
2018•2h 17m•7.5•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Maria Ramos
Writer
Maria Ramos
Languages
Portuguese, French
Studio
Nofoco Filmes Produções Cinematográficas
Cast
Dilma Rousseff
Self
Gleisi Hoffmann
Self
Lindbergh Farias
Self
Janaína Paschoal
Self
José Eduardo Cardozo
Self
Eduardo Cunha
Self
Roberto Requião
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Jean Wyllys
Self
Aécio Neves
Self
Chico Buarque
Self
Jair Bolsonaro
Self
Jandira Feghali
Self
Michel Temer
Self
Production
Company
Nofoco Filmes Produções Cinematográficas
Company
Conijn Film
Company
Autentika Films
Company
Canal Brasil
Company
Vitrine Filmes
Producer
Leonardo Mecchi
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