Bacurau
2019BrazilLanguage: ptDirected by Kleber Mendonça Filho★ 7.6
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedybrutalhauntingsurreal
Pacing
slow burnescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
survivalsiegerebellion
Emotion
griefbelonginginjusticeragethe family you choose
Themes
life under oppressioncolonial historyclass and moneypovertycorrupt institutionsnational identity
Feel
gut punchdiscussion startercatharticrewatchablecerebral
Violence
graphic