“If you come, come in peace”
Overview
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.
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Written by Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Produced by Emilie Lesclaux, Michel Merkt, Saïd Ben Saïd
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $3.6M
About Bacurau
Bacurau is a mystery, western, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of transsexuality, resistance, autonomy, colonialism, backcountry, autonomia. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, it stars Bárbara Colen, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira. 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.