Born 1967 (age 58) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Appears in 20 titles

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.

Filmography

RoboCop
5.9
RoboCop
2014
Director
Elite Squad
8.1
Elite Squad
2007
Director
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
7 Days in Entebbe
5.8
7 Days in Entebbe
2018
Director
Bus 174
7.3
Bus 174
2002
Director
Rio, I Love You
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014
Director
Secrets of the Tribe
6.9
Secrets of the Tribe
2010
Director
Garapa
8.2
Garapa
2009
Director
Dead or Alive
Director
Cinemas de Rua de Curitiba
Cinemas de Rua de Curitiba
2006
Director