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  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 11 m

Summary A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes.

Directed By: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho

Written By: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles

  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 11 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 11 m

Bacurau

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 27 Critic Reviews
must-see
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 134 User Ratings
7.7
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Summary A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes.

Directed By: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho

Written By: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 27 Critic Reviews
82
89% Positive
24 Reviews
11% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 27 Critic Reviews
82
89% Positive
24 Reviews
11% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Mar 26, 2020
It isn’t remotely surprising that a political film can be gut-splitting entertainment; if the legacy of the American Western proves anything, it’s this. But Bacurau doesn’t merely reflect that legacy. It outdoes it.
By K. Austin Collins FULL REVIEW
90
Mar 10, 2020
The explosive fury of Bacurau’s slow-burn climax is a gratifying payoff to the film’s suspense, but without the deliberate measures taken to make the rest of the story count, it’d ring hollow.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 134 User Ratings
7.7
79% Positive
106 Ratings
9% Mixed
12 Ratings
12% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 134 User Ratings
7.7
79% Positive
106 Ratings
9% Mixed
12 Ratings
12% Negative
16 Ratings

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10
Hey_eff7
Jan 30, 2021
Amazing AMAZING amazing! The best movie I’ve watched in 2020. I hope it wins an OSCAR
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10
JoaoAlcantara
Jan 7, 2021
I´m watching this movie so many times. It´s amazing! The critics and display it´s so important to society.
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83
May 17, 2019
There are those who will surely argue that this is not a tonally coherent film. But I was nonetheless rather elated by the way Filho weaves in so many outside touchstones while still maintaining his core interests in social dynamics and anti-capitalist sentiment.
By A.A. Dowd FULL REVIEW
80
May 28, 2019
Maybe the film loses its head a bit at this point too, with its deeper message lost in the epic bloodshed, but the chances are you’ll be having too much fun to mind.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
80
May 17, 2019
The resulting genre stew is rich and flavorsome, if also somewhat chunky and uneven. The characters are thinly drawn by design, but Mendonça Filho and Dornelles know how to use the magnetism of their actors to maximum advantage.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 3, 2019
The film succeeds as a stingingly personal missive aimed squarely at Brazil’s right-wing president.
By Sam C. Mac FULL REVIEW
60
May 17, 2019
This might not be the film you’re quite expecting from the director of arthouse dramas focused on modern life in Brazil, but it fits right in as a variation and continuation of Mendonça Filho’s pet themes.
By Martyn Conterio FULL REVIEW
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10
andrex3
Dec 19, 2020
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
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rahmiell
Nov 14, 2020
obra prima sem precedentes. infelizmente o brasileiro tá tão acostumado com a produção norte-americana que automaticamente coloca defeito em tudo do seu próprio país. direção magistral do kleber, atuações memoráveis, enfim, 10/10.
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RodrigoBruno
Nov 30, 2020
Little engaging story, full of holes and flaws, plot leads nowhere, presents persogues for simply doing nothing in the plot, few actors really acted well, great photography and scenery, a film for those who don't like elaborate plots or characters that they hold you on the couch
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KeithsTake
Aug 23, 2020
Saw how highly this film was reviewed and fell for the bait. It’s an ok Cannes submission, but it’s probably a mid-range B-movie. I could make some informed speculation on why reviewers have it high marks, but I’ll just suggest you don’t get your hopes up too high if you are about to watch.
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SSR
Jul 18, 2020
Bacurau's definitely an unusual film, but for me it wasn't a good one. Ultimately it came down to the story, which although initially interesting then takes a bizarre turn that ultimately just felt daft.
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Production Company CinemaScópio Produções, SBS Films, Globo Filmes, Símio Filmes, Arte France Cinéma, Telecine Productions, Canal Brasil, ARTE, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Ancine, Globosat / Telecine
Release Date Mar 6, 2020
Duration 2 h 11 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.cinemascopio.com/en/cinema-and-tv/bacurau/
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Awards

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 6 Wins & 17 Nominations
Prêmio Guarani
• 8 Wins & 15 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations

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