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Kátia Lund

Born January 1, 1966 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 60)

Kátia Lund (born 1966 in São Paulo) is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God. Lund's parents are Americans who emigrated to Brazil before she was born. She graduated from Escola Maria Imaculada, an American Catholic school in São Paulo where she excelled in art. She then attended Brown University where she became int…

Known For

City of GodCity of God · 2002
City of God
8.42002
MovieDramaCrime
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Central StationCentral Station · 1998
Central Station
8.11998
MovieDrama
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Women of EarthWomen of Earth · 2019
Women of Earth
2019
MovieDocumentary
A young Brazilian woman travels to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities, in search of the ancient wisdom of traditional midwives.
All the Invisible ChildrenAll the Invisible Children · 2006
All the Invisible Children
7.02006
MovieDrama
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
The Xango from Baker StreetThe Xango from Baker Street · 2001
The Xango from Baker Street
6.42001
MovieMysteryComedy
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.
TwinsTwins · 1999
Twins
6.21999
MovieHorrorThriller
Identical twins Iara and Marilena like to play games and deceive men by pretending to be each other. But when they fall in love with the same man, a rivalry with devastating and horrifying consequences begins.
Me, You, ThemMe, You, Them · 2000
Me, You, Them
6.92000
MovieDramaRomance
A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Palace IIPalace II · 2000
Palace II
6.82000
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two young boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, living in Cidade de Deus, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, need some money to go to a concert. The "easiest" (and most dangerous) way to get it is working for some drug-dealers.

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