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Gavin Hood is a South African filmmaker, actor, and director of Tsotsi, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Ender's Game. Learn about his early life, career, awards, and filmography on Wikipedia.
Gavin Hood is a South African filmmaker who has worked on projects such as Official Secrets, Tsotsi, Eye in the Sky and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos and contact info.
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- Johannesburg, South Africa
Gavin Hood is a South African actor and director, known for Tsotsi (2005), Official Secrets (2019) and Eye in the Sky (2015). He was born in Johannesburg in 1963, studied film at UCLA, and was a lawyer before becoming a filmmaker.
- May 12, 1963
Though it has been practically obligatory for South African filmmakers to make movies about corruption, disease or apartheid, writer-director Gavin Hood managed to steer clear of such...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit82%Fresh audience score. 89%Director, ScreenwriterNo Score YetNo Score YetExecutive Producer95%Fresh audience score. 82%Director63%Fresh audience score. 65%Director, ScreenwriterOfficial Secrets is a 2019 film directed by Gavin Hood, based on the true story of a British whistleblower who leaked a top secret NSA memo exposing a plan to invade Iraq. The film stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and others, and explores the themes of morality, journalism and war.
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Feb 19, 2019 · South African filmmaker Gavin Hood talks about his latest movie Official Secrets, based on a true story of a British spy who leaked a memo against the Iraq war. He also reveals how his mother's hijacking inspired him to make Tsotsi, his acclaimed debut film.
Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) [citation needed] is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and Official Secrets.
