Apocalypse in the Tropics
2025 1 hr 49 minOpening Date Mon, 14 Jul 2025
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.
- Main Cast
- Silas Malafaia • Elizete Malafaia • Jair Bolsonaro
- Director
- Petra Costa
- Writer
- Petra Costa • David Barker • Nels Bangerter • Alessandra Orofino
- Film Producer
- Alessandra Orofino • Trevor Burgess • Jim Swartz • Jeremy Kleiner • Jenny Raskin • James Costa • Jeffrey Lurie • Geralyn White Dreyfous • Katy Drake Bettner • Susan Swartz • Felipe Estefan • Marie Therese Guirgis • Petra Costa • Rafael Georges da Cruz • Dede Gardner • Kate Hurwitz • Brad Pitt • Meadow Fund
- Released By
- Netflix