French
DeutschJean Charles (film)
| Jean Charles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Henrique Goldman |
| Written by | Henrique Goldman Marcelo Starobinas |
| Produced by | Henrique Goldman Luke Schiller Carlos Nader Stephen Frears (Executive) Rebecca O'Brien (Executive) |
| Starring | Selton Mello Vanessa Giácomo |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Escalon |
| Edited by | Kerry Kohler |
| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
Production companies | UK Film Council Mango Films |
| Distributed by | Imagem Filmes (Brazil) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Brazil |
| Languages | English Portuguese |
Jean Charles is a 2009 British-Brazilian feature film depicting the life of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian immigrant wrongly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police at Stockwell tube station in London on 22 July 2005, after being mistaken for a terrorist.[1]
The film was directed by Henrique Goldman and received its international premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Selton Mello stars as Jean Charles with many of the other roles played by the actual friends and family of Jean Charles de Menezes. Award-winning director Stephen Frears was an executive producer for the film.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Selton Mello as Jean Charles
- Vanessa Giácomo as Vivian
- Marek Oravec as Iatzek
- Luís Miranda as Alex
- Patricia Armani as Patricia
- Maurício Varlotta as Maurício
- Sidney Magal as himself
- Daniel de Oliveira as Marcelo
- Marcelo Soares as Chuliquinha
- Rogério Dionísio as Bisley
- Julian Harries as English Man
- Denise Stephenson as Female Police Liaison Officer
- Christopher Pencakowski as Male Police Liaison Officer
References
[edit]- "Jean Charles vê o drama de brasileiros no exterior". Gazeta Do Povo (in Portuguese). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- Cooper, Sarah (3 July 2009). "De Menezes film sees strong opening in Brazil". Screen International. EMAP Media. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Jean Charles at IMDb
 | This article about a biographical film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to a Brazilian film of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to a British film of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |