José Padilha

  • Known for: Director
  • Date of birth: 1967. August 1.
  • Place of birth: 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, ...

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