The Trial (2018) User Reviews

Great

[YuriHerzog · 8/10 · 4 May 2019]

A great documentary. Made me more interested into knowing the current situation of Brazilian politics.

Left reflections

[camicardenasp · 8/10 · 13 August 2020]

From the magnificent representation of politics-circus as a football match, going through the most human facets of each of the sides, to the sensible internal reading of the party that defends the struggles of the movements of race, gender and class it is truly captivating how the struggle for power and the daily battle of those who still believe a change in hell is possible.

On the Opposite Way or The Shock Doctrine

[davidgbf · 10/10 · 23 April 2018]

Revealing a Dilma that, even in the position of accused, has more serenity than its tormentors, "The Process" ends properly with a literal smokescreen, which functions as a reminder of the conflicts that dominated the country in recent years and the true purpose of "impeachment":

To allow, in the chaos that dominated society (and proving for the umpteenth time what Naomi Klein wrote in her "The Shock Doctrine"), "reforms" that take more to who has everything and take out of those who already had little.

This image, by the way, is the only one that really presents itself as an unambiguous editorial position.

A piece of History

[aliwton · 10/10 · 7 September 2018]

The truth ignored by the Brazilian politics in 2016 will be remembered by future generations. And this movie documents it with competence.

The ugly truth of Brazilian politics

[joaovieiramonteirod · 10/10 · 19 November 2018]

Brazil is a country of many people who speak their minds and blindly follow the media, which have aimed at destroying Dilma Rousseff and the Worker's Party -- and this movie clearly shows step 1 of such decline and fall. Dilma predicts the type of government that Brazil was about to have, as she describes "conservative, right wing, neoliberal" and today, Brazil has just elected Jair Bolsonaro as its current president. THIS MOVIE WAS LITERALLY RELEASED BEFORE ELECTIONS. This documentary outlines each and every step taken upon her impeachment, and how it was unlawfully done. Basically, the day democracy in Brazil begun to die.

The sad part: throughout the voting process against her, the newly elected president, Bolsonaro, preached a little acclamation towards Dilma's torturer, (during military dictatorship) and Brazilians STILL VOTED ON HIM. Like, how was this just not obvious enough, Brazil??

Brazil is a country that, despite its beauty, needs to critically think about what they watch. The future of this country is dark now under Bolsonaro's government. This movie will be a hallmark in History.

Historically accurate

[clalisflores · 10/10 · 28 April 2020]

This doc shows simply the facts, how the coup d'Etat took place.

Another partial and distracted documentary about the 2016 impeatchment process

[lupyrs · 1/10 · 3 September 2020]

Dilma committed several FISCAL CRIMES and several serious errors in fiscal policy. Brazil sank in the biggest recession in its history! Several corruption scandals were discovered during Dilma's goverment. She makes herself a victim, but the Brazilian people have not forgotten what happened! Watch the March for Freedom (2019) documentary!

Be careful of what you watch.

[brunossardinha · 1/10 · 18 August 2019]

Anyone who isn't trapped in the rhetorical created by the Brazilian Labor Party (PT) will tell you that this movie is a scam. Truth is PT is involved in one of biggest corruption scandal ever noticed in human history if it is not the biggest. Billions that should have been earmarked for building a more mature, competitive and open democracy have been diverted to a power project in the guise of a social democracy project. The strategy adopted is always the same. Corrupt the system completely (press, justice, congress, etc), elect the private government partners that should collaborate with to the revolutionary cause. Dilma was the dumbest a. door president ever elected. She is the personification of the sick system. If you consider yourself an intelligent person, do yourself a favor and don't go around repeating that Dilma's fall was a blow. She was as guilty as her predecessor in the pit of ignorance and poverty that Brazil is currently in.