The Trial

The Trial

2018 pt 137 minutes

Rating: 7.6

Plot

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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Cast

Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Rousseff

Self

Gleisi Hoffmann

Gleisi Hoffmann

Self

Lindbergh Farias

Lindbergh Farias

Self

Janaína Paschoal

Janaína Paschoal

Self

José Eduardo Cardozo

José Eduardo Cardozo

Self

Eduardo Cunha

Eduardo Cunha

Self

Roberto Requião

Roberto Requião

Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self

Jean Wyllys

Jean Wyllys

Self

Aécio Neves

Aécio Neves

Self

Chico Buarque

Chico Buarque

Self

Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro

Self

Jandira Feghali

Jandira Feghali

Self

Michel Temer

Michel Temer

Self

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