KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO, JULIANO DORNELLES | BRAZIL | 2019 | 131 MIN | NR | PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH
Strange things are afoot when the secluded Brazilian village of Bacurau literally disappears off the map during the psychedelic funeral processions of a beloved matriarch in this daring, wild, and surprising B-movie genre mashup about a community banding together against outsiders.
Cast: Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomás Aquino
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's Director Series - PICTURES OF BRAZIL: KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO
No filmmaker working today captures the resilience of the human spirit and deeply-seated bonds of a culture quite like Recife, Brazil’s own world-renowned Kleber Mendonça Filho. Across his range of work, the director, film critic, and avid Letterboxd user explores the power an individual or community can possess when defying oppression.
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