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José Padilha is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Brésilien born on 1 august 1967 at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)

José Padilha

José Padilha
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Nationality Bresil
Birth 1 august 1967 (56 years) at Rio de Janeiro (Bresil)

José Padilha ([ʒuˈzɛ paˈdʒiʎɐ]; born August 1, 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and writer.

Biography

Après des études à la Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, sanctionné par un diplôme en économie et à Oxford où il étudie l'économie politique, la littérature anglaise et la politique internationale, José Padilha aborde le cinéma comme producteur exécutif du film Boca de Ouro.

Scénariste et producteur du documentaire Os Carvoeiros en 1999, il réalise son 1er long-métrage en 2002, Bus 174 (Ônibus 174), qui relate l'histoire réelle et avec une issue tragique, du détournement avec prise d'otages d'un autobus de la ligne 174 de Rio de Janeiro, le 12 juin 2000.

En 2007, José Padilha tourne le film Troupe d'élite (Tropa de Elite). Basé sur le livre Tropa de Elite, coécrit par trois auteurs, dont le sociologue Luiz Eduardo Soares le film, avec, comme tête d'affiche Wagner Moura, dépeint la guerre sanglante que mène la police carioca, sur fond de corruption de cette dernière, contre les narcotrafiquants sur-armés des favelas.

En 2018, il crée une série sur Netflix, "O Mecanismo", à propos de l'enquête du Lava-Jato au Brésil. Cette série fait l'objet de controverses, car elle attribue à l'ex-président Lula les paroles d'un parlementaire convaincu de corruption, Romero Jucá, attribuant ainsi à Lula une culpabilité qui n'est pas la sienne.

Best films

RoboCop (2014)
(Director)

Usually with

Wagner Moura
Wagner Moura
(3 films)
Adriano Garib
Adriano Garib
(2 films)
Maria Ribeiro
Maria Ribeiro
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of José Padilha (9 films)

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Director

7 Days in Entebbe, 1h47
Directed by José Padilha
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Lior Ashkenazi, Ben Schnetzer, Denis Ménochet
Rating58% 2.9494452.9494452.9494452.9494452.949445
Le 27 juin 1976, le vol Air France 139, venant de Tel Aviv en Israël, transporte 246 passagers (dont une majorité d'Israéliens) et douze membres d'équipage. L'appareil décolle d'Athènes pour rejoindre Paris. Mais le vol est détourné par quatre révolutionnaires, deux Palestiniens membres du Front populaire de libération de la Palestine et deux Allemands, dont le bras droit de Carlos, appartenant aux Revolutionäre Zellen, qui prennent le contrôle de l'avion et le détournent vers Entebbe en Ouganda où ils atterrissent à l'aéroport international d'Entebbe.
RoboCop
RoboCop (2014)
, 1h57
Directed by José Padilha
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films set in the future, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Anticipation, Robot films
Actors Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Abbie Cornish
Rating60% 3.0474553.0474553.0474553.0474553.047455
In 2028, multinational conglomerate OmniCorp revolutionizes warfare with the introduction of robotic peacekeepers capable of maintaining law and order in hot spots such as Iran. Led by CEO Raymond Sellars, the company moves to market its tech to domestic law enforcement, but the passage of the Dreyfus Act, forbidding deployment of drones on U.S. soil, prevents this. Aware that most Americans oppose the use of military systems in their communities, Sellars asks Dr. Dennett Norton and his research team to create an alternative. The result is a proposal for a cyborg police officer. However, Norton informs Sellars that only someone who is stable enough to handle being a cyborg can be turned into one, and some candidates are rejected.
Rio, I Love You
Directed by John Turturro, Nadine Labaki, Carlos Saldanha, César Charlone, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Paolo Sorrentino, Im Sang-soo, Stephan Elliott, Andrucha Waddington, Guillermo Arriaga, Vicente Amorim
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Anthology film, Romance
Actors Vincent Cassel, Fernanda Montenegro, Basil Hoffman, Emily Mortimer, Harvey Keitel, Ryan Kwanten
Rating52% 2.602122.602122.602122.602122.60212
Une anthologie de films courts dédiés à la ville brésilienne de Rio de Janeiro. Chacun des récits, en véritable déclaration d'amour, révèle un quartier et une caractéristique de la cité à travers le drame social, le conte spirituel, la chronique de moeurs, la comédie sentimentale ou la satire.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Tainá Müller
Rating79% 3.9978953.9978953.9978953.9978953.997895
The film starts in medias res, 13 years after Baiano's death. Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) is shown leaving a hospital, and a man reports this on his radio chatter. Soon after, his car is blocked and gunned down by unknown shooters.
Secrets of the Tribe, 1h50
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Rating72% 3.630623.630623.630623.630623.63062
Ce documentaire explore les allégations, initialement publiées dans le livre Darkness in El Dorado, à l'encontre des anthropologues ayant étudié les Indiens Yanomami dans les années 1960 et 1970. Au-delà d'une mise en doute de la vérité scientifique dans le domaine très particulier de l’anthropologie, ce film porte des accusations graves incluant violation de l'éthique médicale et crimes sexuels.
Elite Squad, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda de Freitas
Rating80% 4.0003254.0003254.0003254.0003254.000325
Captain Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) narrates the film, briefly explaining how the police and the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro cooperate with each other (policemen collect periodic bribes and drug lords are left free to operate) in the 90's.
Bus 174
Bus 174 (2002)
, 2h30
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Rating77% 3.8955053.8955053.8955053.8955053.895505
Sandro Rosa do Nascimento , un jeune homme d'un milieu pauvre, monte dans un bus le 12 juin 2000 et, sous la menace d'une arme, prend les passagers en otages pendant quatre heures. L'événement a été montré en direct à la télévision. Le film analyse l'incident et montre la vie dans les bidonvilles et les favelas de Rio de Janeiro ainsi que la façon dont les classes inférieures sont traitées par le système de justice pénale au Brésil.

Scriptwriter

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Tainá Müller
Roles Story
Rating79% 3.9978953.9978953.9978953.9978953.997895
The film starts in medias res, 13 years after Baiano's death. Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) is shown leaving a hospital, and a man reports this on his radio chatter. Soon after, his car is blocked and gunned down by unknown shooters.
Elite Squad, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda de Freitas
Rating80% 4.0003254.0003254.0003254.0003254.000325
Captain Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) narrates the film, briefly explaining how the police and the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro cooperate with each other (policemen collect periodic bribes and drug lords are left free to operate) in the 90's.
Bus 174
Bus 174 (2002)
, 2h30
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Rating77% 3.8955053.8955053.8955053.8955053.895505
Sandro Rosa do Nascimento , un jeune homme d'un milieu pauvre, monte dans un bus le 12 juin 2000 et, sous la menace d'une arme, prend les passagers en otages pendant quatre heures. L'événement a été montré en direct à la télévision. Le film analyse l'incident et montre la vie dans les bidonvilles et les favelas de Rio de Janeiro ainsi que la façon dont les classes inférieures sont traitées par le système de justice pénale au Brésil.

Producer

Artificial Paradises, 1h36
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Nathalia Dill, Lívia de Bueno
Roles Producer
Rating62% 3.149363.149363.149363.149363.14936
Erika (Nathalia Dill) is a successful DJ and friend of Lara (Livia de Bueno). During a festival where Erika was working, they met Nando (Luca Bianchi) and, together, they live an intense moment. However, soon after the trio split up. Years after Erika and Nando are reunited in Amsterdam, where they fall in love. But just Erika remembers the real motive why they moved away shortly after they met, years before.
Secrets of the Tribe, 1h50
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Roles Producer
Rating72% 3.630623.630623.630623.630623.63062
Ce documentaire explore les allégations, initialement publiées dans le livre Darkness in El Dorado, à l'encontre des anthropologues ayant étudié les Indiens Yanomami dans les années 1960 et 1970. Au-delà d'une mise en doute de la vérité scientifique dans le domaine très particulier de l’anthropologie, ce film porte des accusations graves incluant violation de l'éthique médicale et crimes sexuels.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Milhem Cortaz, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Tainá Müller
Roles Producer
Rating79% 3.9978953.9978953.9978953.9978953.997895
The film starts in medias res, 13 years after Baiano's death. Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) is shown leaving a hospital, and a man reports this on his radio chatter. Soon after, his car is blocked and gunned down by unknown shooters.
Elite Squad, 1h55
Directed by José Padilha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda de Freitas
Roles Producer
Rating80% 4.0003254.0003254.0003254.0003254.000325
Captain Roberto Nascimento (Wagner Moura) narrates the film, briefly explaining how the police and the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro cooperate with each other (policemen collect periodic bribes and drug lords are left free to operate) in the 90's.