Bacurau – A small town disappears in the trailer for Kleber Mendonça Filho’s new film

Director Kleber Mendonça Filho returns to Cannes with his second Competition entry, following 2016’s Aquarius — this time co-writing and co-directing with regular production designer Juliano Dornelles.

A few years from now…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.

Described as a mixture of western, adventure and sci-fi, the film stars Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Jonny Mars and Karine Teles.