Highest rated movie: Elena (2013)
Lowest rated movie: The Edge of Democracy (2019)
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Looking for reviews of films directed by Petra Costa? Cinafilm has a total of 103 reviews across 2 movies directed by Petra Costa.
Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 73%.
Elena is Petra Costa's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 11 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Petra Costa is The Edge of Democracy, with a score of 70% based on 92 reviews.
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 many prizes such as best film at Havana Film Festival (2013), was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors and was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. In 2013 Petra was one of the 20 recipients of a grant given by CPH:DOX in Denmark. From this grant Petra and her Danish co-director Lea Glob developed a feature film, currently in postproduction, with the working title Olmo and the Seagull. The film is being produced by Zentropa, Som & Furia and Busca Vida Filmes. Petra completed her undergraduate studies Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. She did her Masters in Health, Community and Development at the London School of Economics, London. She has lived in Brazil for most of her life.
Petra Costa has directed films starring Elena Andrade, Li An, Barack Obama and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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