José Padilha
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
August 1, 1967 (58 years)
José Padilha is an award-winning Brazilian director of the Brazilian films Bus 174,Tropa de Elite - which earned him a Golden Bear award at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival - and Tropa de Elite 2.
The films form part of a trilogy, looking at the influence of media, police and, finally, polticians. His film Secrets of the Tribe premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. This documentary explores the allegations, first brought to light in the book Darkness in El Dorado, that anthropologists studying the Yanomami Indians in the 1960s and 70s engaged in bizarre and inappropriate interactions with the tribe, including sexual and medical violations.
The films form part of a trilogy, looking at the influence of media, police and, finally, polticians. His film Secrets of the Tribe premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. This documentary explores the allegations, first brought to light in the book Darkness in El Dorado, that anthropologists studying the Yanomami Indians in the 1960s and 70s engaged in bizarre and inappropriate interactions with the tribe, including sexual and medical violations.
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Filmography
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| 2014 | Rio, I Love YouOn Plex |
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| 2007 | Elite SquadOn Plex |
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| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Mechanism · as Executive Producer |
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| 2007 | Elite SquadOn Plex |
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| 2018 | The Mechanism · as Screenplay |
| 2010 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within · as Screenplay |
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| 2007 | Elite Squad · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 2002 | Bus 174 · as Screenplay |
| 2000 |
| 2017 | Um Filme de Cinema · as Self |
| 2011 | 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die · as Self - Director, 'bus 174' |
| 2000 | Altas Horas · as Self |
| 2000 | Programa do Jô · as Self |
| 1999 | Mais Você · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee |
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