The Trial

The Trial

2018
2h 17m
7.5

7.5/10

36 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: PT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nofoco Filmes Produções Cinematográficas Conijn Film Autentika Films Canal Brasil Vitrine Filmes
Production Countries
Brazil
Spoken Languages
Portuguese French

Quick Facts

Original Title O Processo
Release Date May 17, 2018
Status Released
Language PT
IMDb ID tt7665476

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

Key Crew

Maria Ramos
Director
Maria Ramos
Writer
Leonardo Mecchi
Producer