Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Typical Vibe
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Kleber Mendonça Filho has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Bacurau.
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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.
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles · With Bárbara Colen, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho · With Wagner Moura, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho · With Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.
Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho · With Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos