Bacurau

Bacurau
Bacurau
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kleber Mendonça Filho; Juliano Dornelles;
Written by	Kleber Mendonça Filho; Juliano Dornelles;
Produced by	Emilie Lesclaux; Saïd Ben Saïd; Michel Merkt;
Starring	Sônia Braga; Udo Kier; Bárbara Colen; Thomas Aquino; Silvero Pereira; Karine Teles;
Cinematography	Pedro Sotero
Edited by	Eduardo Serrano
Music by	Mateus Alves; Tomaz Alves Souza;
Production; companies	CinemaScópio Produções; SBS Productions; Globo Filmes; Símio Filmes; Arte France Cinema; Canal Brasil; Telecine;
Distributed by	Vitrine Filmes (Brazil); SBS Distribution (France);
Release dates	15 May 2019 (Cannes); 29 August 2019 (Brazil); 25 September 2019 (France);
Running time	132 minutes
Countries	Brazil; France;
Languages	Portuguese; English;
Budget	$1.4 million
Box office	$3.5 million

Bacurau (Portuguese for 'nightjar'; [bɐkuˈɾaw]) is a 2019 surreal Weird Western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles, it revolves around the fictional small town of Bacurau, in the Brazilian sertão, that is beset by strange happenings following the death of its matriarch Carmelita (Lia de Itamaracá) at the age of 94.

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May, where it won the Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Brazil on 29 August by Vitrine Filmes, and in France on 25 September by SBS Distribution.