Director

Petra Costa

Petra Costa is credited on 6 movies, best known by TMDB votes for The Edge of Democracy, Elena and Apocalypse in the Tropics.

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

Filmography · 6 titles

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The Edge of Democracy
2019 · Movie
On Netflix
Elena
2013 · Movie
On GuideDoc and OVID
Apocalypse in the Tropics
2025 · Movie
On Netflix
The Edge of Theocracy
2020 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Nobody's Watching
2017 · Movie
On Dekkoo and Revry
Olmo and the Seagull
2015 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app

About Petra Costa

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...

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