North American Theatrical Release of the Brazilian Film BACURAU, Winner of Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize
U.S. Theatrical Release of BACURAU
Friday, March 6, 2020
A few years from now…
Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed mercenaries arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community.
Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from most maps and a UFO-shaped drone starts flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed mercenaries arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community.
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and a favorite at numerous festivals including New York and Toronto, the film opens in New York on Friday, March 6 at Film at Lincoln Center and the IFC Center with multiple showtimes and Q&As.
Lauded as a “heart-thumping political allegory” (The New York Times) and a “boldly invention political fantasy [that] offers a thrillingly imaginative playbook for resistance” (The New Yorker), BACURAU is a modern-day Western that takes viewers on a genre-bending journey through the Brazilian sertão.
Cinema Tropical is hosting a special screening of the film on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:15pm at Film at Lincoln Center. Complete information and tickets are available here.