Synopse

A village in the Brazilian Sertão region in the sights of Western killer tourists: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s third film made with Juliano Dornelles,mixes Western, horror and mystery elements and creates a thrilling social panorama between dystopia and hope. Strange things are happening in Bacurau: the remote village is suddenly no longer to be found on online maps, the water supply breaks down, people are murdered. It soon becomes clear that a group of foreigners are behind the attacks under the command of the German Michael (Udo Kier), who have been given the licence to kill by a corrupt local politician. But the village is not about to surrender. Led by the doctor Domingas (Sônia Braga), the locals close ranks and fight back.

Regie

KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO began his career as a film critic, before he turned to directing. His debut film Neighbouring Sounds (2012) was Brazil’s entry for the die Oscars. In 2016 came the award-winning drama Aquarius. Bacurau (2019) won the jury prize at Cannes. His latest film, The Secret Agent (2025), also won awards there: Best Direction and the Acting Prize for Wagner Moura.

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Vorstellungen

01.10.2025     18:30 Uhr

Abaton Oberes Kino

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Content Notes

physical violence

Tags

• Society/Current events
• genre mix
• thriller
• Satire
• Utopia/Dystopia
• Latin America
• globalisation
• colonialism
• Action