Netherlands / Jan 29, 2026 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When radical science backfires, miners and researchers confront apocalypse in Tiago Melo’s pulpy, politically charged sci-fi fusing local myth, dark humour, working-class grit and radioactivity in Brazil’s Northeast.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rosa Malagueta | Nazaré |
| Galeguinho Zé Matias | Bododa |
| Antonio de Nego Biu | Antônio de Nego Biu |
| Severino Dadá | Nozinho dos Santos |
Genres
DramaComedyScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Yellow Cake |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Urânio Filmes, Lucinda Produções, Jaraguá Produções |
| Release date | 29 gennaio 2026 |
| Production | Carol Ferreira, Leonardo Sette, Luiz Barbosa, Tiago Melo |
| Writer | Celina Ximenes, Larissa Estevam |
| Editing | André Sampaio |
| Cinematography | Ivo Lopes Araújo, Gustavo Pessoa |
| Assistant directors | Tiago Melo |
| Production design | Ananias de Caldas, Avelino los Reis |
| Art direction | Ananias de Caldas, Avelino los Reis |
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| Set decoration | Ananias de Caldas, Avelino los Reis |
| Music | O Grivo, Miriam Biderman, Ricardo Reis |
| Sound | O Grivo, Miriam Biderman, Ricardo Reis |
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