João Pedro Rodrigues

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João Pedro Rodrigues (Lisbon, 1966) is a Portuguese film director whose activity started in 1997.

Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, João Pedro Rodrigues started his career as an assistant director and editor in several features, directed, for example, by Alberto Seixas Santos and Teresa Villaverde, among others. In 1997 João Pedro Rodrigues directs his first film. The Phantom (2000), his first feature-length, is a controversial film dealing with affections in homosexuality. Besides the controversy it generated in Portugal, the film shows in Italy, France, Brazil and USA with good results. Two Drifters (2005), his second feature film, has obtained international acclaim, having had the honor of being shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

His features have been produced and released by the production company Rosa Filmes.

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