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* CrapsackWorld: It's hinted that the world has really gone downhill in the last few years. One such example is the internet video celebrating Pacote's ten best assassinations. Even the peaceful town of Bacurau takes pride in his murders.



* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: A convoluted version of this gets two villagers killed when they run into the bikers right after finding the bodies of the first victims. One of them is suspicious of the bikers, and when they ask if anyone else knows, he claims to have just called the village to report the deaths. The bikers know he is lying because the bikers helped cut off the cell service to the whole area, and knowing that the two locals are suspicious of them makes the bikers shoot them. Then it turns out that the bikers' bosses didn't actually care whether the locals were suspicious or not and view bikers shooting them as a KillSteal.

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* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: A convoluted version of this gets two villagers killed when they run into the bikers right after finding the bodies of the first victims. One of them is suspicious of the bikers, and when they ask if anyone else knows, he claims to have just called the village to report the deaths. The bikers know he is lying because the bikers helped cut off the cell service to the whole area, and knowing that the two locals are suspicious of them makes the bikers shoot them. Then it turns out that the bikers' bosses didn't actually care whether the locals were suspicious or not and view bikers shooting them as a KillSteal.



* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The foreign killers are obviously American, but the credits just call them "Os Forasteiros," meaning "The Outsiders."

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The foreign killers are obviously American, but the credits just call them "Os Forasteiros," meaning "The Outsiders." "
** Bacurau and Serra Verde are both fictional locations.


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* StupidCrooks: The hunters' plan is so stupid, you wonder how Michael survived his previous missions. They spend several days killing small groups of townsfolk on the outskirts of town, giving the town plenty of opportunity to realize that they're under attack and make preparations. Once they decide to make their final assault, the hunters do so without any of the recon that they'd been using before and simply wander blindly into town, expecting no resistance.
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* BaitAndSwitch: At first, we're led to believe that Domingas would be a religious zealot, due to her drunken ranting during Carmelita's funeral. Later on, she apologizes to Plínio, Carmelita's son, in front of the whole village, while explaining why the medicine brought by the mayor is very dangerous and should be ignored, and shows a more leveled, caring side of hers that sticks throughout the rest of the film. Teresa even lampshades it, saying that she's a sweetie when she's not drunk.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
** The film teases that the villains are aliens. The opening shot is in outer space. Later we see a flying saucer buzzing a local villager. Ultimately it's revealed that the villains are humans.
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At first, we're led to believe that Domingas would be a religious zealot, due to her drunken ranting during Carmelita's funeral. Later on, she apologizes to Plínio, Carmelita's son, in front of the whole village, while explaining why the medicine brought by the mayor is very dangerous and should be ignored, and shows a more leveled, caring side of hers that sticks throughout the rest of the film. Teresa even lampshades it, saying that she's a sweetie when she's not drunk.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Michael, despite being a hunter of other human beings, states that he doesn't kill women. Terry comes across as this, when he points out that Joshua killed an unarmed boy, but ultimately its downplayed, when he revealed that, after his divorce, he actually thought about killing his ex-wife.

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* DropDeadGorgeous: After Kate dies of blood loss, we see her topless corpse on a medical gurney.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Michael, despite being Michael is a hunter of other human beings, states that he doesn't kill women. Terry comes across as this, murderer who loves HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, but he's offended when he points out that Joshua killed an unarmed boy, but ultimately its downplayed, when he revealed that, after his divorce, he actually thought about killing his ex-wife.called a Nazi.



* ShoutOut: The town school is the "Prof. Joāo Carpinteiro" school, an obvious reference to Creator/JohnCarpenter. The film also uses some of his music.

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The town school is the "Prof. Joāo Carpinteiro" school, an obvious reference to Creator/JohnCarpenter. The film also uses some of his music.
** The villagers execute [[spoiler:Tony Jr.]] by the exact same method as the "gulag" punishment inflicted on Max in ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''.



* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Despite being the cruelest of the Outsiders as well as two of the most featured, [[spoiler:Joshua and Julia]] get some of the most abrupt and quick deaths of the bunch when they are shot down by a barrage of fire from over a dozen townspeople, stir for a few seconds, then die.

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* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Despite being the cruelest of the Outsiders as well as two of the most featured, [[spoiler:Joshua and Julia]] get some of the most abrupt and quick deaths of the bunch when they are shot down by a barrage of fire from over a dozen townspeople, stir for a few seconds, then die.townspeople.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Subverted with Lunga. He is a criminal, but never acted against the people of Bacurau. While he's regarded as a criminal outside of Bacurau, the people inside the village not only hold him in high regard, but also greet him and his gang with open arms with food and follow his lead as soon as he arrives when Pacote begs for his help. This case also applies to Pacote, to some extent, as he's trying to reform.
* WouldHurtAChild: Joshua has no remorse for shooting a little biy.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Subverted with Lunga. He is a criminal, criminal but never acted against the people of Bacurau. While he's regarded as a criminal outside of Bacurau, the people inside the village not only hold him in high regard, regard but also greet him and his gang with open arms with food and follow his lead as soon as he arrives when Pacote begs for his help. This case also applies to Pacote, to some extent, as he's trying to reform.
* WouldHurtAChild: Joshua has no remorse for shooting a little biy.boy.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Terry is outraged when one of his fellow hunters deliberately kills a child.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Michael refuses to kill women.

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* GladToBeAliveSex: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex out of excitement after killing a runaway couple.


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* InLoveWithYourCarnage: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex out of excitement after killing a runaway couple.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Michael, despite being a hunter of other human beings, states that he doesn't kill women. Terry comes across as this, when he points out that Joshua killed an unarmed boy, but ultimately it's a subversion, when he revealed that, after his divorce, he actually thought about killing his ex-wife.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Michael, despite being a hunter of other human beings, states that he doesn't kill women. Terry comes across as this, when he points out that Joshua killed an unarmed boy, but ultimately it's a subversion, its downplayed, when he revealed that, after his divorce, he actually thought about killing his ex-wife.



* FullFrontalAssault: Damiano and his wife when there's an attempt to ambush them.
* GladToBeAliveSex: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex out of excitement after killing a runaway couple .

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* FullFrontalAssault: Damiano and his wife are naked when there's they fight back during an attempt to ambush them.
* GladToBeAliveSex: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex out of excitement after killing a runaway couple .couple.
* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: A convoluted version of this gets two villagers killed when they run into the bikers right after finding the bodies of the first victims. One of them is suspicious of the bikers, and when they ask if anyone else knows, he claims to have just called the village to report the deaths. The bikers know he is lying because the bikers helped cut off the cell service to the whole area, and knowing that the two locals are suspicious of them makes the bikers shoot them. Then it turns out that the bikers' bosses didn't actually care whether the locals were suspicious or not and view bikers shooting them as a KillSteal.



* ItsPersonal: One of Lunga's men is especially keen on killing the Outsiders because one of their victims was his cousin.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After a young child is shot in the night and the presence of the hunters is made clear, Claudio gets his reluctant wife to get into their car and try to flee town. They are intercepted and shot on the road.



* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Despite being the cruelest of the Outsiders as well as two of the most featured, [[spoiler:Joshua and Julia]] get some of the most abrupt and quick deaths of the bunch when they are shot down by a barrage of fire from over a dozen townspeople, stir for a few seconds, then die.



* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:Kate]] begs for mercy after being horribly wounded in self-defense by one of the villagers and says "I don't know?" when asked why [[spoiler:she]] came to kill them in the first place. [[spoiler:They do take her to a doctor, but she dies from blood loss]].



* WouldHurtAChild: Joshua.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Joshua.Joshua has no remorse for shooting a little biy.
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* FanDisservice:
** We get a bit of MaleFrontalNudity, but it's provided by a flabby old man instead of a young hunk.
** For those whose preferences run in the other direction, we see the old man's fat wife topless. We also see one of the Outsider women topless, but dead and covered in blood.
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* CellPhonesAreUseless: The village loses its phone signal around the time that things really start going downhill. We don't see what happened, but obviously the Americans or their "local agents" pulled a plug.

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* CellPhonesAreUseless: The village loses its phone signal around the time that things really start going downhill. We don't see what happened, but obviously downhill [[spoiler: when the Americans or their "local agents" pulled biker couple plants a plug. scramble device at the bar]] .
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A partnership from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighboring Sounds, Aquarius) and Juliano Dornelles, starring Creator/SoniaBraga, Creator/UdoKier, Barbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia, Lia de Itamaracá and Wilson Rabelo, among other non-Brazilian actors.

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A partnership from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighboring Sounds, Aquarius) (''Neighboring Sounds'', ''Aquarius'') and Juliano Dornelles, starring Creator/SoniaBraga, Creator/UdoKier, Barbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia, Lia de Itamaracá and Wilson Rabelo, among other non-Brazilian actors.



* UnPerson: The inhabitants of Bacurau discover their village has vanished from online maps. This was done by the foreigners so outside forces couldn't exactly pinpoint\trace the incoming massacre.

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* UnPerson: The inhabitants of Bacurau discover their village has vanished from online maps. This was done by the foreigners so outside forces couldn't exactly pinpoint\trace pinpoint/trace the incoming massacre.
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The foreign killers are obviously American, but the credits just call them "Os Forasteiros," meaning "The Outsiders."
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* AxCrazy: While being willing to hunt and kill other human beings and seeing a faraway foreign village as expendable and "savage" is already a very wrong thing, Joshua and Julia are a little too happy about it and treat the whole deal almost as if they were playing video games.

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* AxCrazy: While being willing to hunt and kill other human beings and seeing a faraway foreign village as expendable and "savage" is already a very wrong thing, Joshua and Julia are a little too happy about it and treat the whole deal almost as if they were playing video games. Michael is a lot more calm than them, but still shoots one of his own team, for no more reason than having an itchy trigger finger.

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* GladToBeAliveSex: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex after killing a runaway couple out of excitement.

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* GladToBeAliveSex: Julia and Jake immediately take off their clothes and start having sex out of excitement after killing a runaway couple out of excitement.couple .


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* ShoutOut: The town school is the "Prof. Joāo Carpinteiro" school, an obvious reference to Creator/JohnCarpenter. The film also uses some of his music.
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* CellPhonesAreUseless: The village loses its phone signal around the time that things really start going downhill. We don't see what happened, but obviously the Americans or their "local agents" pulled a plug.
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* FlyingSaucer: Subverted. About half an hour into the film we see a flying saucer flying overhead, but shortly afterwards an old man says "I saw a drone. It looked like a flying saucer from an old movie, but it was a drone."


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* NextSundayAD: The opening credits say "North East Brazil, a few years from now." The technology that we see isn't very far ahead of 2019, but there seems to have been a minor social breakdown.

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->''"Maria": People born in Bacurau is called what?''
->''Horácio: People!''

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->'''Maria:'''
People born in Bacurau is called what?''
->''Horácio: People!''
what?
->'''Horácio:''' People!
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* Kickthedog: Michael's "code" may not allow for killing women, but a stray dog is fair game for target practice.

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* Kickthedog: KickTheDog: Michael's "code" may not allow for killing women, but a stray dog is fair game for target practice.
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* Kickthedog: Michael's "code" may not allow for killing women, but a stray dog is fair game for target practice.

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* SameLanguageDub: An unusual variant - the theatrical and most common print has the foreigners speaking English. And yet there is another version where they speak dubbed Portuguese!



* UnPerson: The inhabitants of Bacurau discover their city has vanished from online maps. This was done by the foreigners so they couldn't exactly pinpoint\trace the incoming massacre.

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* UnPerson: The inhabitants of Bacurau discover their city village has vanished from online maps. This was done by the foreigners so they outside forces couldn't exactly pinpoint\trace the incoming massacre.

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A partnership from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighboring Sounds, Aquarius) and Juliano Dornelles, starring Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Barbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia, Lia de Itamaracá and Wilson Rabelo, among other non-Brazilian actors.

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A partnership from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighboring Sounds, Aquarius) and Juliano Dornelles, starring Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Creator/SoniaBraga, Creator/UdoKier, Barbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia, Lia de Itamaracá and Wilson Rabelo, among other non-Brazilian actors.


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* FullFrontalAssault: Damiano and his wife when there's an attempt to ambush them.


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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: The "tourists" have come for this.


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* UnPerson: The inhabitants of Bacurau discover their city has vanished from online maps. This was done by the foreigners so they couldn't exactly pinpoint\trace the incoming massacre.

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