The Trial
7.3
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.
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Dilma Rousseff
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Gleisi Hoffmann
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Lindbergh Farias
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Janaína Paschoal
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José Eduardo Cardozo
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Eduardo Cunha
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Maria Ramos Director · Alan Schvarsberg Cinematographer David Alves Mattos Cinematographer
First release February 21, 2018 · Produced in Brazil · Languages French, Portuguese
Production
Nofoco Filmes Produções Cinematográficas
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Conijn Film
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Autentika Films
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Canal Brasil
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Vitrine Filmes
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Brazil
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Original title
O Processo
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
French · Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 21, 2018
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Brazil · May 17, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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