José Padilha

Born in August 1st, 1967

From Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

José Padilha Biography

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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José Padilha Movies

7 Days in Entebbe Poster
March 16, 2018
Rio, I Love You Poster
April 15, 2016
RoboCop Poster
February 12, 2014
Secrets of the Tribe Poster
January 22, 2010
Elite Squad Poster
September 19, 2008
Bus 174 Poster
January 17, 2003
The Charcoal People Poster
January 20, 2000

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