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Brazil10 Essential Brazilian FilmsStop 8 of 10
Bacurau
A remote town in the Brazilian backlands buries its matriarch and soon notices something stranger: it has vanished from the maps, and outsiders with sinister intentions are closing in. The townsfolk prepare to defend themselves. A genre-bending blend of Western and thriller.
Why it’s here
A Brazilian Portuguese-language genre allegory about rural community, violence, and resistance.
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genre
- Mystery · Western · Thriller
- Mood
- tense
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- mystery fans
Content notes: violence or threat · sexual content Non-exhaustive