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Bernardo Lessa

Bacurau

Logline
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events.
Talent
Bernardo Lessa
Role of participant
Distributor
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dorneles
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux, Saïd Ben Saïd et Michel Merkt
Screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles
Status
finished
Year of production
2019
Running time
131 min
Genre
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Countries of Production
Brazil , France
Production Companies
Cinemascópio, SBS (FR), Globo Filmes, Telecine, Canal Brasil, ARTE, Símio Filmes
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Festivals and Awards

Cannes Film Festival, France - Jury Prize

Munich Film Festival, Germany - Best Film

Lima Film Festival, Peru - Best Film, Best Director, Critics' Prize

Montréal Festival of New Cinema, Canada - Audience Award

Sitges Film Festival, Spain - Best Director, Best Young Jury Film, Critics' Prize

University of Malaga Fantastic Film Festival (Fancine) - Best Film, Critics' Prize

Noir in Festival, Milan, Italy - Best Film

Festival de Cine de la Habana, Cuba - Best Original Score

Key West Film Festival - Best Foreign Film

Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Non-U.S. Release

46th SESC BEST FILMS FESTIVAL 2020 - Best Film Critics, Best Film Audience, Best Director Critics, Best Director Audience, Best Screenplay Critics, Best Screenplay Audience, Best Actor Audience, Best Cinematography Audience

Guarani Brazilian Film Award: Best Film, Best Director, Best Cast, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Supporting Actor

ABC Awards - Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound
APCA Awards - Best Film, Best Direction

Brazilian Film Awards - Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor (Silvero Pereira), Best Visual Effects.

4th ABRA Screenplay Award - Best Original Screenplay

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