Director
José Padilha
August 1, 1967 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Wagner Moura
4 titles together
Narcos, Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Juan Pablo Raba
2 titles together
Narcos, 7 Days in Entebbe
André Ramiro
2 titles together
Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Caio Junqueira
2 titles together
Elite Squad, The Mechanism
Milhem Cortaz
2 titles together
Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Maria Ribeiro
2 titles together
Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Full filmography · 13
It's a Match
Writer
2019
7 Days in Entebbe
Director
20185.8
Rio, I Love You
Director
20144.8
RoboCop
Director
20145.9
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Director
20107.9
Secrets of the Tribe
Director
2010
Garapa
Director and Writer
2009
Elite Squad
Director
20078.1
Cinemas de Rua de Curitiba
Director
2006
Bus 174
Director
20027.4
The Charcoal People
Writer
2000