Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain

2013 · 120 min · PT · 6.8 (57 votes)
Dir. Heitor Dhalia · Starring Juliano Cazarré, Júlio Andrade, Wagner Moura, Matheus Nachtergaele, Sophie Charlotte, Eline Porto · Music Antonio Pinto
DramaWestern

In 1980, best friends Juliano and Joaquin join the gold rush at Serra Pelada, Bald Mountain, a mountain town near the mighty Amazon river. As the town grows in numbers, it also sees an explosion in violent crime and pollution. Soon the friends' dreams of hitting the jack pot are shattered. Winner of the 2014 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize.

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A raw, unflinching look at the destructive pursuit of wealth. It captures the desperation and grim reality of a lawless frontier, where dreams turn to dust amidst environmental decay and escalating violence.

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