If you loved Red Sun, try Antonio das Mortes
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Antonio das Mortes has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than Red Sun — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the autumnal, foreign gem, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Western territory. If that's the register that drew you to Red Sun, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Antonio das Mortes is
You track a drifting gunslinger into sunbaked backlands. A sightless landlord contracts you to kill a bandit chief. After the duel the wounded outlaw dies in your arms leaving you staring at his grieving horde. Glauber Rocha’s 1969 camera curls around the sertão’s dust and blood, asking what justice looks like once the trigger’s been pulled.

