SummaryIremar works at the Vaquejadas, a rodeo in the northeast of Brazil where two men on horseback try to bring down a bull by grabbing its tail. It’s dusty and back-breaking work, but Iremar is a natural Vaqueiro, feeding, prepping and taking care of the bulls. Home is the truck used to transport the animals from show to show, which he shares with hi... Read More
Directed By:Gabriel Mascaro
Written By:Marcelo Gomes, Gabriel Mascaro
Neon Bull
Metascore
Generally Favorable
80
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Apr 7, 2016
100
Neon Bull is a profound reflection on the intersection of the human and bestial.
Sep 19, 2015
100
Lyrically involving and deeply sensual, Neon Bull showcases a full-bodied artist in command of his form.
User score
Generally Favorable
75% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
17% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
8% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Sep 10, 2022
10
Neo-Western sensível sem a principal característica de bang-bang, mas sim com dramas humanos.
Aug 12, 2020
4
This movie relies heavily on the cowboy/fashion designer dicotomy, but does so wasting every opportunity for conflict. It has no plot, which is not necessarily a problem, but way too many scenes are there just to hit the 90 minute mark. Not even the great cast and above-average photography is able to make an endless amount of cowboy scences doing ordinary cowboy stuff something meaningful or pleasant to watch.
Dec 17, 2015
83
Mascaro’s film is an auspicious, original, and absorbing work that thrills with its look into this little-seen world and the dreamers that inhabit it.
Sep 19, 2015
80
Neon Bull keeps a cinematic distance at nearly all times, seldom moving in for closeups and allowing most scenes to play out in a single shot. Whether his subjects are shoveling manure or showering down afterward, Mascaro prefers to celebrate these figures in their physical entirety.
Sep 19, 2015
80
Although the narrative risks becoming arbitrarily episodic towards the end, Neon Bull is a genuine celebration of its characters and their grounded physical life as well as their obstinate ability to dream.
Jun 30, 2016
63
The beauty of the film is undeniable, as is the cruelty of the bull's lives. (This is not a picture for animal-sensitive viewers.)
Apr 8, 2016
50
The latest example of what I call an emperor’s-new-clothes film is Neon Bull.
Jul 8, 2017
0
Don't waste you time! There are one or two dialogues in the entire movie that are worth seen and only that, in the entire movie nothing happends and all the characters start and end at the same point without any kind of struggle.
Production Company:
- Desvia Filmes
- Malbicho Cine
- Viking Film
- Canal Brasil
- Cinevinay
- Programa Ibermedia
Release Date:Apr 8, 2016
Duration:1 h 41 m
Awards
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 4 Wins & 11 Nominations
Prêmio Guarani
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
