Jean Charles (2009)

Directed by

Henrique Goldman

Genre

biographical film, drama film

Country

Brazil, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is about Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician living in London. He is wrongly killed by police who mistake him for a terrorist. The film follows his life and the tragic events that lead to his death.

sombertensemelancholicgroundedslow-burnuneasyintimateharrowing

What happens

Jean Charles is a 2009 British-Brazilian feature film depicting the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician wrongly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police at Stockwell tube station in London on 22 July 2005, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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