• Director(s)

    Petra Costa

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Release date

    11/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    109m

  • Cast

    Petra Costa, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro

Film

Apocalypse in the Tropics

moderate threat, violence, language, discrimination, disturbing images

This documentary explores the rise of the Christian evangelical movement in Brazil and its influence on politics. …

This documentary explores the rise of the Christian evangelical movement in Brazil and its influence on politics.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

drugs

nudity

suicide and self-harm

disturbing images

  • Director(s)

    Petra Costa

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Release date

    11/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    109m

  • Cast

    Petra Costa, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro

moderate threat, violence, language, discrimination, disturbing images
Classified Date:
22/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Netflix International B.V.
violence
Grainy video footage shows a wounded person in the aftermath of real violence. Verbal and visual references are made to violence.
threat and horror
Footage depicts law enforcement officers using intimidation tactics during an election. Rioters storm a government building.
language
Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'God' and 'damn'.
discrimination
People express a range of discriminatory views during political rallies. These include references to homophobia and a threat to dispossess Indigenous communities of their land.
drugs
Passing references are made to the legalisation of drugs.
nudity
A man exposes his buttocks during a riot. There is non sexual full-frontal nudity shown in a painting.
suicide and self-harm
There are references to suicide ideation. However, the content as a whole emphasises positive messages
disturbing images
Artworks depict imagery of Hell, including demons tormenting people.
theme
There are visual and verbal references to COVID-19, including discussion of the death toll in Brazil. People express anti-abortion views and condemn the sexualisation of children.
Classified Date:
25/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Netflix International B.V.

  • Classified date

    22/04/2025

  • Language

    Portuguese