Bacurau (2019)

Directed by

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, Weird West, contemporary Western film

Country

Brazil, France

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

16

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,151 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small Brazilian town, strange events start happening after a beloved elder dies. The community band together to face a hidden threat against them.

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What happens

Bacurau (Portuguese for 'nightjar'; [bɐkuˈɾaw]) is a 2019 surreal Weird Western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles, it revolves around the fictional small town of Bacurau, in the Brazilian sertão, that is beset by strange happenings following the death of its matriarch Carmelita (Lia de Itamaracá) at the age of 94. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May, where it won the Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Brazil on 29 August by Vitrine Filmes, and in France on 25 September by SBS Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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