Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/kleber-mendonca-filho/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/kleber-mendonca-filho/ 144 144 Watch Bonkers Brazilian Film ‘Bacurau’ & Support Shuttered Indie Theaters Across the U.S. https://remezcla.com/film/bacurau-kino-lorber-marquee/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:46:27 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=278219 Boasting the presence of Brazilian icon Sônia Braga and cult favorite Udo Kier, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’s Bacurau was primed for a successful theatrical launch in the U.S. The off-kilter project had earned positive notices at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, drumming up enthusiasm in the months that followed. Every one who saw it

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]]> Bacurau Still TIFF Courtesy of TIFF TRAILER: Brazilian Film ‘Bacurau’ Is a Mashup of a Western & ‘The Twilight Zone’ https://remezcla.com/film/trailer-bacurau-kleber-mendonca-filho-juliano-dornelles/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:27:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=262263 The fact that Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Bacurau won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival should immediately alert you that this is a movie to keep on your radar. You have one of the year’s must-see Latin American films on your hands simply by knowing that the Brazilian production reunites Mendonça Filho

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]]> Bacurau Cannes Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival Legendary Actress Sonia Braga Opens Up About Her Triumphant Return to Brazilian Cinema https://remezcla.com/features/film/sonia-braga-kleber-mendonca-filho-new-york-film-festival-2016/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:32:18 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=196496 Sonia Braga is a legend. The Brazilian actress has starred in Globo telenovelas and in breakout Brazilian flicks. She’s earned Golden Globe nominations for her work in the States and guest-starred on shows like Sex and the City, Alias, and most recently, on Netflix’s Luke Cage. She was the first Brazilian to ever present at

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]]> ‘Aquarius’ Director’s Protest of Brazilian Coup May Cost Him a Chance at an Academy Award https://remezcla.com/film/brazil-aquarius-oscar-controversy-kleber-mendonca-filho/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 23:26:23 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=192467 Since seizing executive power from president Dilma Rousseff and the leftist Worker’s Party, Brazil’s ideologically confused interim government has made no bones about its low tolerance for the country’s left-leaning, rabble-rousing filmmakers and artists. After initially disbanding the Ministry of Culture in its entirety, interim president Michel Temer (yes, that also means “fear” in Portuguese)

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]]> Director and Stars of ‘Aquarius’ Protest Brazilian Politics During Red Carpet at Cannes https://remezcla.com/film/director-and-stars-aquarius-protest-brazilian-politics-red-carpet-cannes-2016/ Tue, 17 May 2016 18:38:52 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=180088 What better platform for artists to raise awareness about their country’s situation than a red carpet photo op where the global press is watching?

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