Gavin Hood

Gavin Hood

Date of Birth: 12 May 1963

Country: South Africa

Total Credits at Criticker: 6 (Actor), 8 (Director), 5 (Writer)

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    Tsotsi
    Set amidst the bustling townships of Johannesburg and infused with the pumping high-energy Kwaito music of the top South African artist Zola, Tsotsi is an extraordinary portrait of the choices we make in life and the personal triumph that comes from choosing love over rage. (Miramax Films)
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    Rendition
    When Egyptian born terrorism suspect, Anwar El-Ibrahimi disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington DC, his American wife, Isabella travels to Washington to try and learn the reason for his disappearance. Meanwhile, at a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US, CIA analyst Douglas Freeman is forced to question his assignment in an attempt to save thousands as he becomes a party to the unorthodox interrogation of El-Ibrahim. (imdb)
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    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant Weapon X program. (imdb)
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    The Storekeeper
    The Storekeeper (1998) - Short Film
    An elderly man owns a small, isolated general store, somewhere in rural South Africa. After suffering a series of burglaries, which culminate in the murder of a night-watchman, the Storekeeper finally takes the law into his own hands - with tragic consequences. (imdb)
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    Ender\
    70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion. (imdb)
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    Eye in the Sky
    A thriller set in the world of remotely piloted aircraft warfare. (imdb)
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    Official Secrets
    The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (imdb)
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    A Reasonable Man
    A Reasonable Man tells the story of a city lawyer who comes across the case of a herdboy from remote, rural Zululand, who has killed a one year old baby in the mistaken belief that he was killing an evil spirit, known throughout Southern Africa as the "Tikoloshe". Dark Secrets which lie buried deep within the lawyer connect him to the boy. He takes the case and enters a world of African witchcraft and mysticism to discover the truth about the killing - and himself.
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