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Released
2019 · FILM

Bacurau

When the residents of Bacurau discover their isolated town erased from every map after their beloved matriarch dies, they must unite to defend their home against an unseen, lethal force threatening to wipe them out.

“If you come, come in peace”

Directed by
Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonca Filho
Written by
Kleber Mendonca Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Runtime
131 min
Language
PT
ActionAdventureDrama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

Bacurau, a small town located in the Brazilian sertão, is left in mourning after the death of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to the age of 94. Days following her passing, the town's residents begin to notice that their community has disappeared from most maps.

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Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Eduardo SerranoShot by Pedro SoteroScored by Mateus AlvesDesigned by Thales Junqueira

Box Office

2019 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$3.6M

Budget$1.4M
Worldwide gross$3.6M
break-even (2.5×)

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