Oscar Predictions: Apocalypse in the Tropics

Apocalypse in the Tropics first screened last August in Venice before the playing the fest circuit over the fall. From Petra Costa, whose 2019 predecessor The Edge of Democracy was an Oscar nominee for Documentary Feature, the political doc about the rise of Brazilian President Bolsonaro is out in limited fashion this weekend. A Netflix bow follows on Monday, July 14th.

I would anticipate the streamer will mount a serious campaign for Costa’s work to generate her a second nomination. The Rotten Tomatoes rating is 94% with a 79 on Metacritic. That’s certainly strong enough to keep Apocalypse in mind for your forecasts over the coming months. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…