The Edge of Democracy

The Edge of Democracy
The Edge of Democracy
	Official poster
Directed by	Petra Costa
Written by	Petra Costa; Joanna Natasegara; Carol Pires; David Barker; Moara Passoni;
Produced by	Shane Boris; Petra Costa; Joanna Natasegara; Tiago Pavan;
Starring	Dilma Rousseff; Michel Temer; Eduardo Cunha; Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva;
Cinematography	João Atala
Music by	Vitor Araújo; Rodrigo Leão; Gilberto Monte; Lucas Santtana;
Production; companies	Busca Vida Filmes; Violet Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	January 24, 2019 (Sundance); June 19, 2019 (Netflix);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	Brazil ; United Kingdom
Languages	Portuguese ; English

The Edge of Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia em Vertigem) is a 2019 documentary film directed by Petra Costa. The film follows the political past of the filmmaker in a personal way, in context with the first and second term of President Lula (2003-2011) and the events leading to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, analyzing the rise and fall of both presidents as well as the 2014 socio-political crisis that swept Brazil, and how Lula's 2017 arrest paved the way for Jair Bolsonaro's 2018 campaign and presidency.

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released worldwide by Netflix on June 19, 2019. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards and won a Peabody Award in 2020.