Bodyguard of Lies vs The Edge of Democracy
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Edge of Democracy). Bodyguard of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 1m. The Edge of Democracy is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
The Edge of Democracy| Bodyguard of Lies | The Edge of Democracy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Petra Costa |
| Main cast | – | Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Michel Temer |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
The Edge of Democracy
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
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