How can you possibly sum up the new film “Bacurau” in one sentence? It’s damn-near impossible. The folks at Kino Lorber are barely able to do it over the course of a full trailer. But you know what? The fact that the genre-defying, Cannes award-winning film can’t be easily described with mere words and quick out-of-context scenes is probably the best part about it.
Even though the trailer for “Bacurau” doesn’t fully explain all the craziness that happens in the film—guns, alien ships, disappearance from a map, coffins lined up, and much more—the footage does give you a sense of what you might expect when you sit down with a big tub of popcorn and let the world of the film wash over you. “Bacurau” isn’t your typical film and doesn’t deserve a typical trailer. It’s an experience. And it’s something you really do have to see to believe.
The film stars Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Karine Teles, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, and Silvero Pereira. “Bacurau” is directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles.
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“Bacurau” was a hit coming out of last year’s Cannes Film Festival. The project earned the Jury Prize (tied with “Les Miserables”) and was nominated for the Palme d’Or. In our review of the film, from Cannes, we said, “There may not be a map for navigating this gonzo film, but nevertheless, ‘Bacurau’ is a blood-soaked adventure worth seeking out.”
“Bacurau” arrives in theaters on March 6.
Here’s the synopsis:
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.
