20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Petra Costa focuses on her home country of Brazil to tell stories at the crossroads of the personal and the political, trying to understand the unequal society we live in. Her second documentary, The Edge of Democracy (2019), was nominated for an Academy Award and was listed by The New York Times as one of the ten best films of the year. Apocalypse in the Tropics, her most recent documentary, had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
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.
Director Petra Costa
Producer Petra Costa, Alessandra Orofino
Screenwriter Petra Costa, David Barker, Nels Bangerter, Alessandra Orofino
Cinematographer João Atala, Pedro Urano, Murilo Salazar
Editor Victor Miaciro, Jordana Berg, Tina Baz, David Barker, Nels Bangerter, Eduardo Gripa
Sound Olivier Goinard
Music Rodrigo Leão
Color Color
Production Company Busca Vida Filmes, Peri Productions
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.