José Padilha
Director
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.
Born1967-08-01
Place of BirthRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For
8.1
Narcos
CrimeDrama
5.9
RoboCop
ActionSci-Fi
8.1
Elite Squad
DramaAction
7.9
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
DramaAction
5.8
7 Days in Entebbe
ThrillerDrama
7.0
The Mechanism
CrimeDrama
7.3
Bus 174
DocumentaryCrime
4.8
Rio, I Love You
RomanceDrama
8.2
Garapa
Documentary
6.9
Secrets of the Tribe
DocumentaryTV Movie
Cinemas de Rua de Curitiba
Documentary
Dead or Alive