Yellow Cake
6.4
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.
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Cast
11 people
Rejane Faria
Rúbia Ribeiro
Known for
Mars One
Tânia Maria
Dona Rita
Also in
Bacurau
The Secret Agent
Alli Willow
Jennifer
Known for
Girls from Ipanema
Valmir do Côco
Catita
Also in
Bacurau
Azougue Nazareth
Spencer Callahan
Bill
Also in
Elephant
10 Segundos para Vencer - A Série
Henry Jackelen
Bruce
No other roles listed
Wolfgang Pannek
Mark
Also in
Brazil '70: The Third Star
(fdp)
Rosa Malagueta
Nazaré
Known for
The Blue Trail
Galeguinho Zé Matias
Bododa
No other roles listed
Antonio de Nego Biu
Antônio de Nego Biu
No other roles listed
Severino Dadá
Nozinho dos Santos
Also in
Tent of Miracles
Lara
Tiago Melo Director · Celina Ximenes Writer Larissa Estevam Writer
First release January 29, 2026 · Produced in Brazil · Languages English, Portuguese
Production
Urânio Filmes
Production
Lucinda Produções
Production
Jaraguá Produções
Production
CinemaScópio
Production
Olhar Filmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Netherlands · January 29, 2026
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Brazil · November 26, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
June 4, 2026 · Premiere · Curitiba International Film Festival
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