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Bacurau (2019)

Name: Bacurau
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Genre: drama film, science fiction film, Weird West
Rating: 7.3

Bacurau 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 at the age of 94.

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · Shot by Pedro Sotero · Cut by Eduardo Serrano

Behind the scenes

Bacurau directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles | BFI Q&A — BFI · 20 min
BACURAU Directors Q&A | TIFF 2019 — TIFF · 17 min
BACURAU | In Conversation with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles | MUBI — MUBI · 47 min

Elsewhere

More by Kleber Mendonça Filho

Green Vinyl — 2004
Cold Tropics — 2009
Neighbouring Sounds — 2012
Aquarius — 2015
Pictures of Ghosts — 2023
The Secret Agent — 2025

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