Showtimes
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Description
Featuring the beloved, late character actor Udo Kier, BACURAU's 2020 release may have missed you - catch up on this Weird Western from THE SECRET AGENT director Kleber Mendonça Filho while remembering so many exceptional performances from Udo Kier over the years. Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
Preceded by the short film STAGING DEATH Dir. Jan Soldat, 2022, 8min
A document about death in movies, based on the countless deaths of Udo Kier, sampled from his over 350 cast tiles.
In Memoriam: Udo Kier
- Series
- In Memoriam
- Year
- 2019
- Length
- 132 minutes
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Subtitles
- English
- Rating
- UR
- Country
- Brazil, France
- Directors
- Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
- Producers
- Emilie Lesclaux, Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt
- Writers
- Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Starring
- Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Karine Teles
- Cinematographer
- Pedro Sotero
- Editor
- Eduardo Serrano
The Pitch
A rallying cry against structural injustice told through a satisfying blend of western and science fiction influences.
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