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Name: Walter Salles
Full/Alt. names: Walter Salles, Walther Salles
Date of Birth: Monday April 12 1954
Born: Rio de Janiero (Brazil)
Nationality: Brazilian
Partial Biography: For a director more interested in following his creative intuition than calculating his career, Brazilian-born Walter Salles has won several awards and international acclaim, and earned a reputation as…Full Walter Salles Biography…

Lion's Den (Leonera) (2009) Co-Producer
Linha de Passe (2008) 15 (Contains strong language, sex and drug use)Director, Writer
Born & Bred (Nacido y criado) (2007) 15 (Contains strong language, sex and drug use)Associate Producer
Paris, I Love You (Paris, je t'aime) (2007) 15 (Contains very strong language)Director ("Loin Du 16Eme"), Screenplay ("Loin Du 16Eme")
House of Sand (2006) (for some graphic sexuality)Co-Producer
Lower City (2005) 18 (Contains strong sex and violence)Producer
Dark Water (2005) 15 (Contains strong language, moderate violence and sustained threat)Director
Hermanas (2005) Producer
Motorcycle Diaries (2004) 15 (Contains strong language)Director
Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land) (2004) Director

British Academy Film Award (2005) Best Film Not in the English Language - "Motorcycle Diaries"
Great Cinema Award (2000) Best Director - "Not a Day Goes By"
Great Cinema Award (2000) Best Screenplay - "Not a Day Goes By"
BAFTA Award (1999) Best Film Not in the English Language - "Central do Brasil/Central Station"