BURY YOUR DEAD
by Marco Dutra
Brazil, 2024, 128'
As the world ends, Edgar Wilson must face his inner demons... or embrace them.
Edgar Wilson, a roadkill collector in rural Brazil, dreams of escaping his small-town existence with Nete, the love of his life. When Nete decides to join her family in an apocalyptic cult, Edgar finds himself at a crossroads. With the world on the brink of destruction, Edgar and his unlikely companion Tomás – a disgraced and excommunicated priest – embark on a dangerous road trip through a landscape plagued by chaos and despair. As they navigate through the remains of civilization, Edgar must confront his inner demons and reconcile his past.
Festivals
World Premiere: Sitges FF 2024 - Competition
BFI London IFF 2024
Tokyo IFF 2024 - Competition
Cast & Crew
With: Selton Mello – Edgar Wilson; Marjorie Estiano – Nete; Danilo Grangheia – Tomás; Betty Faria – Aunt Helena
Production companies: RT Features / Globoplay
Producers: Rodrigo Teixeira, Lourenço Sant’Anna
Marco Dutra
Born and raised in São Paulo, award-winning filmmaker and composer Marco Dutra grew up in love with the fantastic, an influence evident in his films, which bring shadows and ghosts (both real and imagined) into the domestic spaces of middle-class life. Marco graduated in Cinema from the University of São Paulo. Along with co-directors Juliana Rojas and Caetano Gotardo, he is part of the collective Filmes do Caixote.
FEATURES
2024: Enterre Seus Mortos / Bury Your Dead
2020: Todos os Mortos / All the Dead Ones – Berlinale Competition
2017: As Boas Maneiras / Good Manners – Jury Prize Locarno
2016: Era el Cielo / The Silence of the Sky – Netflix
2014: Quando eu era vivo / When I Was Alive – Rome FF
2011: Trabalhar Cansa / Hard Labor – Cannes Un Certain Regard
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