Directing
Petra Costa
- Titles
- 12movies0TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 20112025
- Directed
- 5titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Apocalypse in the Tropics75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.6average 0.9
- Politics6.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Melancholy7.5average 4.7
- Showbiz3.5average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism7.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Romance2.1, average 3.8
- Adrenaline3.5, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Political Documentary 2
- Brazilian History 2
- Non-Linear Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTina BazEditorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy, Elena, Olmo and the Seagull
Jair BolsonaroActorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaActorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy
Jordana BergEditorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy- DDavid BarkerEditorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy
Idê LacretaEditorThe Edge of Democracy, Elena- EEduardo GripaEditorApocalypse in the Tropics, The Edge of Democracy
Movies and TV shows
112020s
5 titles · average score 70
75
Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
Director, Producer
65
Beba (2022)
Executive Producer
71
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
Associate Producer
72
The Edge of Theocracy (2020)
as Petra Costa
Ecstasy (2020)
Producer
2010s
6 titles · average score 70
74
The Edge of Democracy (2019)
Producer, Writer
62
Nobody's Watching (2017)
as Petra
72
Olmo and the Seagull (2015)
Writer, Director
74
Elena (2013)
Director, Writer
Undertow Eyes (2011)
Producer, Director
Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
Assistant Editor