Características que configuram “Democracia em vertigem” como um documentário

Abstract

This article seeks to identify the characteristics that make up “The Edge of Democracy” as a documentary. Based on the bibliography of some authors such as Bill Nichols (2005), Fernão Pessoa Ramos (2008) and Robert Musburger (2008). The study points out the role of the point of view and the “voice” within the documentary and how these specifics build the format. The methodology used confronts notes from opinion columns from three major national media outlets: Folha de São Paulo, O Estado de São Paulo and Zero Hora in relation to the concepts of the authors studied. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the film is configured as a documentary, as it deals with the existing relations between the country's political figures, through clippings of fragments of reality and transforming this into drama through the interpretations of the filmmaker.