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The movie follows the life and career of Madame Durocher, first woman to be accepted in the Brazilian Medical Academy.
Status
Released
Original Language
PT

When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? 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.


Dr. Joaquim
The plot follows a couple isolated on a sort of farm. Without internet or television, they prepare a game of seduction, where the main weapon is gastronomy. Cooking for each other, the characters reveal their secrets.