Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

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Fernando Meirelles

Biography

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese:[feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work in the film. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel Blindness and the 2011 film 360. In 2019, Meirelles directed The Two Popes for Netflix.

In television, Meirelles directed and produced the HBO original series Joint Venture in Brazil. In 2024, he led the directing work for the crime series Sugar and the historical miniseries The Sympathizer.

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Top Movie Cast

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atorestrue- Himself

2003-01-01

6.0
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardenertrue- Self

2006-01-10

4.0
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depoistrue- Self

2011-07-27

0.0
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016true- Self

2017-09-07

10.0
Brasil Animado
Brasil Animadotrue

2011-01-21

5.4
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracematrue

2005-07-14

0.0
Critic
Critictrue- Self

2008-01-22

7.9
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geographytrue

2019-10-21

0.0
Comercial
Comercialtrue

2010-01-01

0.0

Top Movie Crew

The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardenertrue

Directing

2005-08-31

7.0
Blindness
Blindnesstrue

Directing

2008-05-14

6.5
City of Men
City of Mentrue

Production

2007-08-31

7.0
Maids
Maidstrue

Directing

2001-01-25

6.9
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New Worldtrue

Directing

2016-08-05

6.8
360
360true

Directing

2012-07-25

5.7
Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love Youtrue

Directing

2014-09-12

4.8
The Nutty Boy 2
The Nutty Boy 2true

Directing

1998-07-10

4.2
7 Prisoners
7 Prisonerstrue

Production

2021-10-22

7.1
Urubus
Urubustrue

Production

2021-10-21

7.2
Cosmos
Cosmostrue

Production

2015-12-17

7.0
Cosmos
Cosmostrue

Directing

2015-12-17

7.0
The Water Law
The Water Lawtrue

Production

2014-08-31

8.2
Eduardo and Monica
Eduardo and Monicatrue

Production

2022-01-20

7.7
Buscapé
Buscapétrue

Production

2022-09-12

0.0
Waste Land
Waste Landtrue

Production

2010-01-24

7.6
Maids
Maidstrue

Writing

2001-01-25

6.9
Adrift
Adrifttrue

Production

2009-07-31

5.9
Ousmane
Ousmanetrue

Production

2021-09-11

6.0
Palace II
Palace IItrue

Directing

2000-12-28

6.3
City of God
City of Godtrue

Directing

2002-08-30

8.4
José & Pilar
José & Pilartrue

Production

2010-10-18

7.3
O Filho Eterno
O Filho Eternotrue

Production

2016-12-01

7.4
Stronger Than The World
Stronger Than The Worldtrue

Production

2016-06-16

6.5
VIPs
VIPstrue

Production

2011-03-25

6.4
El Revenge
El Revengetrue

Production

2017-03-16

6.2
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearingtrue

Production

2016-10-09

0.0
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Lifetrue

Production

2021-09-23

0.0
Sound & Fury: Film
Sound & Fury: Filmtrue

Production

2010-05-07

8.0
Sound & Fury: Film
Sound & Fury: Filmtrue

Directing

2010-05-07

8.0
Sound & Fury: Film
Sound & Fury: Filmtrue

Writing

2010-05-07

8.0
Amanhecer
Amanhecertrue

Directing

2010-01-01

0.0
Liquid Truth
Liquid Truthtrue

Production

2017-10-19

6.6
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbiotrue

Directing

1983-06-07

6.3
Slam
Slamtrue

Production

2023-06-22

8.3
The Pope's Toilet
The Pope's Toilettrue

Production

2007-05-21

7.0
The Two Popes
The Two Popestrue

Directing

2019-11-27

7.5
492: A Man Called Death
492: A Man Called Deathtrue

Production

2017-10-10

7.0
Sócrates
Sócratestrue

Production

2018-09-21

6.2
Antônia
Antôniatrue

Production

2007-02-09

5.4
Up Against Them All
Up Against Them Alltrue

Production

2004-02-01

5.0
Not by Chance
Not by Chancetrue

Production

2007-06-07

6.8
The Great Green Wall
The Great Green Walltrue

Production

2020-10-22

6.2
Marighella
Marighellatrue

Production

2021-01-29

7.6
Loop
Looptrue

Production

2019-11-27

7.8
Marly Normal
Marly Normaltrue

Directing

1983-06-01

0.0
Xingu
Xingutrue

Production

2012-04-06

7.4
A Fera na Selva
A Fera na Selvatrue

Production

2017-09-01

8.0
Zoom
Zoomtrue

Production

2016-03-31

5.9
Trash
Trashtrue

Production

2014-10-09

7.1
cidade dos homens Palace II
cidade dos homens Palace IItrue

Visual Effects

2000-12-28

0.0
Here Comes the Flood
Here Comes the Floodtrue

Directing

Release Date

0.0
Here Comes the Flood
Here Comes the Floodtrue

Production

Release Date

0.0
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
Untitled Elza Soares Biopictrue

Production

Release Date

0.0
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
The Year My Parents Went on Vacationtrue

Production

2006-09-26

7.2
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingançatrue

Production

2023-08-17

7.0
From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãetrue

Production

2025-10-25

0.0

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