Director on record

José Padilha

DirectorBrazilian Cinema4 credits

65Star power

7th of 32 in Brazilian Cinema

2 films led, $64M in reported gross.

Gross led: 87
Consistency: 94
Body of work: 0
Momentum: 55
Audience rating: 35

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Born: 1 August 1967
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality: United States
Industry: Brazilian Cinema

In their own file

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.

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