BRAZIL · 2019

Bacurau

Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazilian Contemporary backcountry autonomia resistance autonomy transsexuality
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Synopsis

Bacurau, 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.

Year2019
CountryBrazil
DirectorKleber Mendonça Filho
Bacurau poster
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2 films that influenced it
Barren Lives 1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos Black God White Devil 1964 · Glauber Rocha
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