Stone chases a president from prison cell to palace — but whose story is this really?
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential political figures, Lula explores the rise, fall and triumphant return of beloved Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, chronicling his extraordinary journey in 2022 to regain the Brazilian presidency after spending nineteen months in prison.
Direction
Stone's sweaty, handheld urgency makes politics feel like a thriller.
Acting
Lula's charisma weaponized — you forget you're being seduced.
Director
Oliver Stone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released before Lula's 2022 election, the film became campaign material — Brazilian conservatives called it foreign interference.
Stone shot 60 hours of footage; the final cut notably excludes any substantive questioning of Lula's 2018 conviction, later annulled.
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