Kleber Mendonça Filho
Language
Portuguese
Formats
Description
On a quiet city block in the coastal city of Recife, ruled by an aging patriarch and his sons, a recent spate of petty crime has rattled the nerves of the well-to-do residents. When a mysterious security firm is brought in to watch over the neighborhood, it sparks the fears and anxieties of a divided society still haunted by its past. Winner of Best First Feature at the **Toronto Film Critics Association Awards**and Best Brazilian Film at the **São...
2) Aquarius
Language
Portuguese
Formats
Description
Clara, a vibrant former music critic, avid swimmer, grandmother, cancer survivor, willing lover and widow with flowing tresses, is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. As the builders' tactics to remove Clara become increasingly hostile, Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with. Nominated for the Palm d'Or and the Queer Palm at the **Cannes Film Festival**....
3) Bacurau
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Portuguese
Description
A few years from now, Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertô, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen 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 led by Udo Kier arrive in town picking off the inhabitants...
4) Bacurau
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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 (among them Sônia Braga) notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen 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 led by Udo Kier arrive...
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