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Bacurau
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) is a 2019 surreal Weird Western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas 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.
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7.6Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
Cast
- Bárbara Colen as Teresa
- Thomás Aquino as Pacote
- Silvero Pereira as Lunga
- Sonia Braga as Domingas
- Udo Kier as Michael
- Thardelly Lima as Tony Jr.
Themes
- transsexuality
- resistance
- autonomy
- colonialism
- backcountry
- autonomia
- grassroots movement
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Bacurau
- Film.image
- Bacurau_poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.cinematography
- Pedro Sotero
- Film.editing
- Eduardo Serrano
- Film.runtime
- 132 minutes
- Film.budget
- $1.4 million
- Film.gross
- $3.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 507152
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- publication date
- 2019-09-25
- title
- Bacurau
- social media followers
- 9451
- review score
- 82/100
- Commons category
- Bacurau
- capital cost
- 7700000
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) is a 2019 surreal Weird Western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas 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.