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Gavin Hood is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Sud africain born on 12 may 1963 at Johannesburg (South africa)

Gavin Hood

Gavin Hood
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Nationality South africa
Birth 12 may 1963 (60 years) at Johannesburg (South africa)

Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Ender's Game.

Best films

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
(2009)
(Director) Ender's Game
Ender's Game
(2013)
(Director) Tsotsi
Tsotsi
(2005)
(Director)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gavin Hood (13 films)

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Director

A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man (1999)
, 1h43
Directed by Gavin Hood
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Nigel Hawthorne, Gavin Hood, Vusi Kunene
Rating64% 3.2433853.2433853.2433853.2433853.243385
Sean Raine, an ex-army officer with issues of his own, defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby that he believes is an evil being known as a Tikoloshe.

Scriptwriter

Official Secrets
Official Secrets (2019)
, 1h52
Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Keira Knightley, Matthew Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, Rhys Ifans
Rating72% 3.6492353.6492353.6492353.6492353.649235
2003. Les Etats-Unis et l'Angleterre s'apprêtent à intervenir en Irak car l’administration Bush prétexte, sans preuve plausible, que Saddam Hussein détient des armes de destruction massive. Employée des renseignements britanniques, au sein du Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Katharine Gun reçoit dans ses courriels un mémo secret indiquant que les États-Unis sollicitent l'aide de la Grande-Bretagne pour rassembler des informations compromettantes sur certains délégués du Conseil de l'ONU afin de les obliger à voter en faveur de l'invasion. S'ils votent contre, elles seront divulguées publiquement. Stupéfaite, Gun hésite à révéler la machination liée à cette intervention illégale. Malgré tout, elle envoie anonymement le mémo à la presse afin de tenter d'empêcher la guerre qui s'annonce inutile et aux conséquences désastreuses. Mais, en choisissant d'exposer cette vaste conspiration politique, la lanceuse d'alerte met en danger sa vie, son couple, sa liberté et son sens du patriotisme. Car sa décision est considérée comme une trahison aux yeux des services secrets britanniques.
Ender's Game
Ender's Game (2013)
, 1h54
Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Space adventure films, Films about computing, Jeu, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about insects, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Moisés Arias, Aramis Knight, Hailee Steinfeld
Rating65% 3.2998953.2998953.2998953.2998953.299895
In the future, humanity is preparing to launch an attack on the homeworld of an alien race called the Formics who had attacked Earth and killed millions. Over the course of fifty years, gifted children are trained by the International Fleet to become commanders of a new fleet for this counter-attack.
Tsotsi
Tsotsi (2005)
, 1h34
Directed by Gavin Hood
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Ian Roberts, Rapulana Seiphemo, Terry Pheto, Bonginkosi Dlamini
Roles Writer
Rating71% 3.5984353.5984353.5984353.5984353.598435
Because his mother is dying of a terminal disease, David (Benny Moshe) runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later, David, who now goes by the name Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae), is the leader of a gang which includes his friends Butcher (Zenzo Ngqobe), Aap (Kenneth Nkosi) and Boston (Mothusi Magano). After getting involved in a murder committed by Butcher during a mugging, Tsotsi and Boston get into a fight which leaves Boston badly injured. Tsotsi later shoots Pumla (Nambitha Mpumlwana), a young woman, while stealing her car, only to discover a three-month-old baby boy in the back seat. Tsotsi hastily strips the car of its valuables and takes the baby back to his shack.
A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man (1999)
, 1h43
Directed by Gavin Hood
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Nigel Hawthorne, Gavin Hood, Vusi Kunene
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2433853.2433853.2433853.2433853.243385
Sean Raine, an ex-army officer with issues of his own, defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby that he believes is an evil being known as a Tikoloshe.

Producer

Official Secrets
Official Secrets (2019)
, 1h52
Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Keira Knightley, Matthew Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, Rhys Ifans
Roles Executive Producer
Rating72% 3.6492353.6492353.6492353.6492353.649235
2003. Les Etats-Unis et l'Angleterre s'apprêtent à intervenir en Irak car l’administration Bush prétexte, sans preuve plausible, que Saddam Hussein détient des armes de destruction massive. Employée des renseignements britanniques, au sein du Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Katharine Gun reçoit dans ses courriels un mémo secret indiquant que les États-Unis sollicitent l'aide de la Grande-Bretagne pour rassembler des informations compromettantes sur certains délégués du Conseil de l'ONU afin de les obliger à voter en faveur de l'invasion. S'ils votent contre, elles seront divulguées publiquement. Stupéfaite, Gun hésite à révéler la machination liée à cette intervention illégale. Malgré tout, elle envoie anonymement le mémo à la presse afin de tenter d'empêcher la guerre qui s'annonce inutile et aux conséquences désastreuses. Mais, en choisissant d'exposer cette vaste conspiration politique, la lanceuse d'alerte met en danger sa vie, son couple, sa liberté et son sens du patriotisme. Car sa décision est considérée comme une trahison aux yeux des services secrets britanniques.
A Reasonable Man
A Reasonable Man (1999)
, 1h43
Directed by Gavin Hood
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Nigel Hawthorne, Gavin Hood, Vusi Kunene
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.2433853.2433853.2433853.2433853.243385
Sean Raine, an ex-army officer with issues of his own, defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby that he believes is an evil being known as a Tikoloshe.