Yellow Cake

Tiago Melo

Brazil

2026

97 min

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.

Additional Information

In 2021, the film participated in the 1st BrLab CoPro and won the Paradiso Award, aimed at the development, financing, and internationalization of the project.

In 2026, Yellow Cake premiered in the Tiger Competition at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR.

Datasheet

DIRECTION: Tiago Melo

SCREENPLAY: Amanda Guimarães, Anna Carolina Francisco, Jeronimo Lemos, Gabriel Domingues, Tiago Melo

PRODUCTION: Carol Ferreira, Leonardo Sette, Luiz Barbosa, Tiago Melo

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Urânio Filmes, Lucinda Produções, Jaraguá Produções