Petra Costa (Belo Horizonte, 1983) graduated from the School of Dramatic Art at the University of São Paulo; she also studied anthropology and holds a master's in social psychology. In her work, the personal and the political are inseparably linked. Her latest film, The Edge of Democracy (2019), was nominated for an Academy Award.
Petra Costa (Belo Horizonte, 1983) graduated from the School of Dramatic Art at the University of São Paulo; she also studied anthropology and holds a master's in social psychology. In her work, the personal and the political are inseparably linked. Her latest film, The Edge of Democracy (2019), was nominated for an Academy Award.