Fernando MeirellesFilmography

Occupation:: Co-producer, Director, Producer
Biography:: For a director who claims to "hate violent movies," Fernando Meirelles certainly has an eye for beauty in brutality. His highly praised film City of God (2002), adapted from author Paulo Lins' harsh Brazilian slice-of-life novel, proved so effective that it was nominated for four Oscars including...Read More

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The Pope's Toilet

Crew: Co-producer

Actors: Cesar Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, José Arce, Virginia Ruíz, Henry de León

Synopsis: Uruguayan directors César Chalone and Enrique Fernández co-helm the nutty Spanish-language farce El Baño del Papa (The Pope's Toilet). The film unfolds in 1988, during Pope John Paul II's visit to Uruguay. While dozens of economically struggling locals devise plans to turn a buck from the arrival Read More

4/15/09
Blindness

Crew: Director

Actors: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yusuke Iseya, Yoshino Kimura

Synopsis: Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago's novel Blindness begins when an epidemic of blindness strikes the world. Mark Ruffalo stars as an eye doctor who awakens one morning to find that he suffers from the unexplained disorder. He, along with other victims, is Read More

10/3/08
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

Crew: Co-producer

Actors: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Caio Blat, Daniela Piepszyk, Liliana Castro

Synopsis: A 12-year-old Brazilian boy who longs to see his team win out over Italy in the 1970 World Cup match finds his entire world turned upside down as his left-wing parents are forced into hiding and he is sent to live with his grandfather in São Paulo's Bom Retiro district. Though his country is being Read More

2/15/08
City of Men

Crew: Producer

Actors: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo Dos Santos, Camila Monteiro

Synopsis: Two lifelong friends raised amidst the turmoil of Rio de Janeiro's notorious Pool Hall Hill attempt to navigate the treacherous maze of adulthood after celebrating their 18th birthdays and becoming caught up in the city's endless cycle of violence in director Paulo Morelli's companion piece to the Read More

1/18/08
Not by Chance

Crew: Producer

Actors: Rodrigo Santoro, Leonardo Medeiros, Leticia Sabatella, Rita Batata, Branca Messina

Synopsis: Their lives forever changed after the car crash that no amount of preparedness could have prevented, two men living in Sao Paulo, Brazil discover that they are at the mercy of a city that never forgives. In the flash of an instant, Enios and Pedro find their lives turned upside down. Now, as they Read More

2008
Antonia

Crew: Co-producer

Actors: Cindy, Quelynah, Negra Li, Leilah Moreno, Marcus Vinicius Kamau

Synopsis: Director Tata Amaral offers a poetic look at such difficult issues of violence, racism, and sexism in contemporary Brazil with this vibrant and uplifting tale of fourfemale rappers straining to make a name for themselves while performing on the outskirts of São Paolo. Preta (Negra Li), Mayah Read More

9/21/07
The Constant Gardener

Crew: Director

Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite

Synopsis: A man discovers a deadly secret when he tries to find out who killed the woman he loves in this suspense drama based on a novel by John Le Carré. Justin Quale (Ralph Fiennes) is a low-level British diplomat who has been given a new assignment in Kenya. Justin's wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), is an Read More

8/31/05
Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football

Crew: Producer

2005
City of God

Crew: Director

Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phelipe Haagensen, Seu Jorge, Jonathan Haagensen, Daniel Zettel, Alice Braga

Synopsis: Fernando Meirelles' City of God is a sweeping tale of how crime affects the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. Though the narrative skips around in time, the main focus is on Cabeleira who formed a gang called the Tender Trio. He and his best friend, Bené (Phelipe Haagensen), become crime lords Read More

1/17/03
City of Men: The Ordinaries

Crew: Director

2003
City of Men: Saturday

Crew: Director

2003
City of Men: Two Tickets to Brasilia

Crew: Director

2003
City of Men: It's Gotta Be Now

Crew: Director

2003
City of Men [TV Series]

Crew: Show Creator

Synopsis: The filmmaking team that stunned viewers with City of God returns with this series about two teenage boys coming of age in the dangerous slums of Rio de Janeiro. Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) and Acerola (Douglas Silva) are two 13-year-old boys who have made their home in a small shantytown in the Read More

2002
Domésticas

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Six domestic workers share their thoughts about their employers and their experiences on the job in this satiric comedy. While we never see the people they work for, we're given a look at the absurdities and indignities of their daily routines, as well as a look into their lives outside work. One Read More

2001

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Fernando MeirellesFilmography

The Pope's Toilet

Blindness

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

City of Men

Not by Chance

Antonia

The Constant Gardener

Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football

City of God

City of Men: The Ordinaries

City of Men: Saturday

City of Men: Two Tickets to Brasilia

City of Men: It's Gotta Be Now

City of Men [TV Series]

Domésticas

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