Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 88Audiences 78GoodWatch 83
Box office
2.5×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 11 min
Longer than 9 in 10 mysteries, +29 min on the typical 102
typical 102131Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+8
Released
2019
August 29, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
MysteryWesternThrillerLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Brazil
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
36 people
Bárbara ColenTeresa
Thomás AquinoPacote
Silvero PereiraLunga
Sonia BragaDomingas
Udo KierMichael
Thardelly LimaTony Jr.
Rubens SantosErivaldo
Wilson RabeloPlinio
Carlos FranciscoDamiano
Luciana SouzaIsa
Karine TelesForasteira
Antonio SaboiaForasteiro
Lia de ItamaracáDona Carmelita
Buda LiraClaudio
Clébia SousaAngela
Danny BarbosaDarlene
Edilson SilvaRobson
Eduarda SamaraMadalena
Fabíola LíperNelinha
Ingrid TrigueiroDeisy
Jamila FacurySandra
Jr. BlackDJ Urso
Márcio FecherFlavio- RRRodger RogérioCarranca
Directing · 8
- Kleber Mendonça Filho Director, Writer
- Juliano Dornelles Director, Writer
- Leonardo Lacca Assistant Director
- Luciano Campelo Third Assistant Director
- Daniel Lentini First Assistant Director
- Ian Abé Continuity
Production · 12
- Dora Amorim Executive Producer
- Emilie Lesclaux Producer
- Saïd Ben Saïd Producer
- Michel Merkt Producer
- Marcelo Caetano Casting
- Carlos Diegues Associate Producer
Camera · 3
- Pedro Sotero Director of Photography
- Nicolau Saldanha First Assistant Camera
- Luiz Osmani Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Eduardo Serrano Editor
Sound · 7
- Tomaz Alves de Souza Original Music Composer
- Mateus Alves Original Music Composer
- Ricardo Cutz Sound Designer
- Cyril Holtz Sound Mixer
- Matheus Miguens Sound Effects Editor
- Nicolas Hallet Sound
Art · 1
- Thales Junqueira Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Maria Barbalho Costume Assistant
- Tayce Vale Makeup Department Head
- Mima Mizukami Makeup Artist
- Rita Azevedo Costumer
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