I recorded this Portuguese language film from television, I read more about it before watching it, it was described as something like a "multi-genre allegory", I didn't know what to expect, but I was prepared to give it a chance. Basically, in the near future, the people of Bacurau, a settlement in Serra Verde, in western Pernambuco, witness a series of unusual events, including telephone signals going down, the settlement unexplainably disappearing from online maps, flying saucer-shaped drones chasing travellers and a couple of motor bikers from Rio de Janeiro passing by. These strange occurrences happen following the death of Carmelita (Lia de Itamaracá), a matriarch of the village, The villagers and other relatives, including her granddaughter Teresa (Bárbara Colen), have gathered for her funeral. During this time, there is a dispute over water rights from the local river, with water being dammed upstream in a collusion of which the mayor Tony Junior (Thardelly Lima) is a part. He visits Bacurau in his re-election campaign and is clearly hated by the people of the village. Meanwhile, the villagers are forced to have water delivered by truck from elsewhere. Another strange incident occurs when the truck is shot at, resulting in multiple leaks. When dozens of horses appear in town, two men go to investigate the nearby farm from where they presumably escaped and find the whole family murdered. As the two men leave the property, they are executed by the motor bikers. This couple rendezvous with a group of foreigners led by Michael (Udo Kier) and are apprehended for killing the two men. After receiving unheard instructions through earpieces, the foreigners execute the motor bikers and argue over who did the killing. As the death toll rises and a nine-year-old boy is slaughtered in cold blood, Pacote (Thomas Aquino) deduces the town will be attacked and the people prepare to defend themselves. When the foreigners arrive, the locals kill them, except for Michael, who is captured. Following the battle, Tony Junior (Thardelly Lima) comes to Bacurau and Michael calls his name; Tony denies knowing him. The mayor is sent away half-naked and tied up to a donkey. It ends with Michael being buried alive in an underground cell while shouting that "this is only the beginning". Also starring Silvero Pereira as Lunga, Rubens Santos as Erivaldo, Wilson Rabelo as Plinio, Carlos Francisco as Damiano, and Sônia Braga as Domingas. The film is part spaghetti western, horror, thriller, action, science-fiction and political, I can agree with at least half of those genres being included. I'm not going to pretend I understood anything going on, apart from the main plot that weird things are happening in a small, secluded Brazilian town with mysterious characters, but there were enough moments, some brutal and bloody, that caught my attention, and it was oddness that kept me watching, so it is a watchable drama (that's the simple genre to define it as). Good!