Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016.

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The Team (2014)

Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jens Gronheid  •  Ulrich Voigt  •  Martin Christ
CAST:  Manuel Neuer  •  Philipp Lahm  •  Bastian Schweinsteiger  •  Toni Kroos

Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jens Gronheid  •  Ulrich Voigt  •  Martin Christ
CAST:  Manuel Neuer  •  Philipp Lahm  •  Bastian Schweinsteiger  •  Toni Kroos

The Trial (2018)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Ramos
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Gleisi Hoffmann  •  Lindbergh Farias  •  Janaína Paschoal

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Ramos
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Gleisi Hoffmann  •  Lindbergh Farias  •  Janaína Paschoal

Excelentíssimos (2018)

During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the country's elected president, Dilma Rousseff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Duarte
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Aécio Neves  •  Eduardo Cunha  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the country's elected president, Dilma Rousseff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Duarte
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Aécio Neves  •  Eduardo Cunha  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Torre das Donzelas (2018)

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanna Lira
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Guida Amaral  •  Dulce Maia

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanna Lira
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Guida Amaral  •  Dulce Maia

The Panama Papers (2018)

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Winter
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Bastian Obermayer  •  Katrin Langhans  •  Frederik Obermaier

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Winter
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Bastian Obermayer  •  Katrin Langhans  •  Frederik Obermaier

The Edge of Democracy (2019)

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petra Costa
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Michel Temer  •  Eduardo Cunha

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petra Costa
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Michel Temer  •  Eduardo Cunha

Nothing to Lose - Part 2 (2019)

Second part of the biopic of the religious leader Edir Macedo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Avancini
CAST:  Petrônio Gontijo  •  Dalton Vigh  •  André Gonçalves  •  Beth Goulart

Second part of the biopic of the religious leader Edir Macedo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Avancini
CAST:  Petrônio Gontijo  •  Dalton Vigh  •  André Gonçalves  •  Beth Goulart

Your Turn (2019)

When numerous schools in São Paulo were slated to be closed in 2015 as a result of the worsening socio-political crisis, students occupied more than a thousand public buildings in an unprecedented act of self-empowerment. Filmmaker Eliza Capai shows the development ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eliza Capai
CAST:  Nayara Souza  •  Lucas Penteado  •  Marcela Jesus  •  Jair Bolsonaro

When numerous schools in São Paulo were slated to be closed in 2015 as a result of the worsening socio-political crisis, students occupied more than a thousand public buildings in an unprecedented act of self-empowerment. Filmmaker Eliza Capai shows the development ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eliza Capai
CAST:  Nayara Souza  •  Lucas Penteado  •  Marcela Jesus  •  Jair Bolsonaro

Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté (2018)

Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment between the middle and popular classes that culminated with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro to the Presidency in 2018. Enchanted portrays this recent Brazilian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filipe Galvon
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Márcia Tiburi  •  Jean Wyllys

Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment between the middle and popular classes that culminated with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro to the Presidency in 2018. Enchanted portrays this recent Brazilian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filipe Galvon
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Márcia Tiburi  •  Jean Wyllys

Codinome Breno (2018)

Memory has drawers that hide our past, but fear and longing prevent us from accessing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manoel Batista
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Manoel Batista

Memory has drawers that hide our past, but fear and longing prevent us from accessing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manoel Batista
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Manoel Batista

Brazil: The Great Jump Backward (2016)

Brazil enters a great political turmoil after president Dilma Rousseff has been ousted through an impeachment process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mathilde Bonnassieux  •  Frédérique Zingaro
CAST:  Gregório Duvivier  •  Dilma Rousseff  •  Deltan Dallagnol  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil enters a great political turmoil after president Dilma Rousseff has been ousted through an impeachment process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mathilde Bonnassieux  •  Frédérique Zingaro
CAST:  Gregório Duvivier  •  Dilma Rousseff  •  Deltan Dallagnol  •  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa (2019)

Documantary film on the dispute for the hegemony of the Latin American continent between conservative forces and popular movements.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Trotta  •  Esteban Alfredo Cuevas
CAST:  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Evo Morales  •  Fernando Lugo  •  José Mujica

Documantary film on the dispute for the hegemony of the Latin American continent between conservative forces and popular movements.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Trotta  •  Esteban Alfredo Cuevas
CAST:  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Evo Morales  •  Fernando Lugo  •  José Mujica

I Owe You a Letter About Brazil (2019)

César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Benjamin
CAST:  Carol Benjamin  •  César Benjamin  •  Iramaya Benjamin  •  Dilma Rousseff

César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Benjamin
CAST:  Carol Benjamin  •  César Benjamin  •  Iramaya Benjamin  •  Dilma Rousseff

Citizen Lula (2021)

The filmmaker has shot for 16 years Lula da Silva's trajectory on politics which took him to the Presidency of Brazil. Through unique indie filmmaking, we observe the path that takes him to get elected, reelected, impeachment of his successor and colleague Dilma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariana Vitarelli Alessi
CAST:  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Dilma Rousseff

The filmmaker has shot for 16 years Lula da Silva's trajectory on politics which took him to the Presidency of Brazil. Through unique indie filmmaking, we observe the path that takes him to get elected, reelected, impeachment of his successor and colleague Dilma ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariana Vitarelli Alessi
CAST:  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva  •  Dilma Rousseff

Alvorada (2021)

The film narrates, from an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her official residence, the Palácio do Alvorada, while awaiting the verdict of the impeachment process. Portraying the hallways of the palace, designed by Oscar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert  •  Lô Politi
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Lindbergh Farias  •  Gleisi Hoffmann  •  Chico Buarque

The film narrates, from an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her official residence, the Palácio do Alvorada, while awaiting the verdict of the impeachment process. Portraying the hallways of the palace, designed by Oscar ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert  •  Lô Politi
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Lindbergh Farias  •  Gleisi Hoffmann  •  Chico Buarque

El Odio (2019)

"El odio" describes the discrediting campaign against Lula da Silva and the Workers' Party in Brazil, demonstrating how this process led Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Conducted by Argentine documentary filmmaker Andrés Sal.lari, also details the participation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Sal.lari
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Guilherme Boulos  •  Luiza Erundina  •  Marielle Franco

"El odio" describes the discrediting campaign against Lula da Silva and the Workers' Party in Brazil, demonstrating how this process led Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Conducted by Argentine documentary filmmaker Andrés Sal.lari, also details the participation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Sal.lari
CAST:  Dilma Rousseff  •  Guilherme Boulos  •  Luiza Erundina  •  Marielle Franco

8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente (2021)

The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of the eight Presidents of Brazil who took office since the end of the military government, from José Sarney to Jair Bolsonaro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carla Camurati
CAST:  José Sarney  •  Dilma Rousseff  •  Itamar Franco  •  Fernando Henrique Cardoso

The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of the eight Presidents of Brazil who took office since the end of the military government, from José Sarney to Jair Bolsonaro.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carla Camurati
CAST:  José Sarney  •  Dilma Rousseff  •  Itamar Franco  •  Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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DIRECTION:  Eduardo Mascarenhas
CAST:  Eduardo Mascarenhas  •  Ratinho  •  Dilma Rousseff

The Coup d'État Factory (2022)

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two Brazilian journalists in the UK reveal the manipulative tactics of these organisations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valnei Nunes  •  Victor Fraga
CAST:  Chico Buarque  •  Glenn Greenwald  •  Adolfo Pérez Esquivel  •  Dilma Rousseff

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two Brazilian journalists in the UK reveal the manipulative tactics of these organisations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valnei Nunes  •  Victor Fraga
CAST:  Chico Buarque  •  Glenn Greenwald  •  Adolfo Pérez Esquivel  •  Dilma Rousseff
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