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Petra Costa

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Born: July 8, 1983 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biography

Petra Costa is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. She first directed the short film Undertow Eyes (2009) which screened at the MoMA and was winner of best short film at Rio Film Festival, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, London International Documentary Festival among others. She then directed the feature Elena (2012) which premiered at IDFA, followed by SXSW and HotDocs. Elena won m...

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Film

12 Titles
The Edge of Democracy
7.7
FILM
The Edge of Democracy2019
Apocalypse in the Tropics
7.5
FILM
Apocalypse in the Tropics2025
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7.2
FILM
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die2020
Nobody's Watching
6.0
FILM
Nobody's Watching2017
Elena
7.3
FILM
Elena2013
Life in Gray
7.0
FILM
Life in Gray2017
Secrets of the Tribe
6.9
FILM
Secrets of the Tribe2010
Olmo and the Seagull
7.2
FILM
Olmo and the Seagull2015
Ecstasy
6.7
FILM
Ecstasy2020
Beba
7.0
FILM
Beba2022
The Edge of Theocracy
7.5
FILM
The Edge of Theocracy2020
Undertow Eyes
6.7
FILM
Undertow Eyes2011
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