About José Padilha José Padilha (born August 1, 1967) is an award-winning Brazilian director and productor. Padilha has emerged in national scene with his first feature film Bus 174(2002). In 2007, Padilha directed The Elite Squad , his first fiction. The film was successful and critical public. The film has been watched by more than 11 million people in Brazil (approximately) and was the leader of the national ranking in 2007. In 2008, Elite Squad won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, starting his international career with great emphasis. due to the great success of the first film, in 2010 continuation was released: The Elite Squad 2 - The Enemy Within. This movie was selected as Brazil's official Oscars entry in 2012 for foreign film category.