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Silvio Tendler

Brazilian film director · Brazil · On the map · Directors · Lived 1950 to 2025 · aged 75

Silvio Tendler was a Brazilian filmmaker. With more than 40 films released by 2014, including feature and short films, Tendler was one of the most respected Brazilian documentarists.

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A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026

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A life in dates

2025Died5 September 2025Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)Award2021A Bolsa ou a VidaFilm, Director, Writer2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalFilm2017A Sore SpotFilm, Director, Writer2015Haroldo Costa - O Nosso OrfeuFilm, Director2013Coração de EstudanteFilm2009Utopia and BarbarismFilm, Director2007O Afeto Que Se Encerra Em Nosso Peito JuvenilFilm, Director2006Order of Rio BrancoAward2004Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de GuerraFilm, Ele mesmo2002JK - O Menino que Sonhou um PaísFilm, Director, Writer2001Marighella: Retrato Falado do GuerrilheiroFilm, Director1994Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoFilm, Director, Writer1992Anos RebeldesSeries, Director1984JangoFilm, Director, Writer1980The JK Years: A Political TrajectoryFilm, Director1950Born12 March 1950

Filmography 40

82 credits on file

Television 1

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)2025
Order of Rio Branco2006

About this person

Due to his focus on people like Juscelino Kubitschek, João Goulart, and Carlos Marighella, he was known as "the filmmaker of the defeated" or "the filmmaker of interrupted dreams".

Country
Brazil
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1950 to 2025 · aged 75