Bacurau

Name: Bacurau
Released: 2019
Cast: Bárbara Colen, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Sonia Braga, Udo Kier

2019 · Movie · R

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its co-director/co-writer stated on the record that "it's all about the white male, White male, It's all about the white male, This shit gotta end" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 3.

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Creator statementco-director/co-writer: "It's all about the white male. White male. It's all about the white male. This shit gotta end."MUBI Notebook interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, 2019 source ↗
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Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Synopsis

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.