| Jean Charles | |
| Director: | Henrique Goldman |
| Producer: | Henrique Goldman Luke Schiller Carlos Nader Stephen Frears (Executive) Rebecca O'Brien (Executive) |
| Starring: | Selton Mello Vanessa Giácomo |
| Music: | Nitin Sawhney |
| Cinematography: | Guillermo Escalon |
| Editing: | Kerry Kohler |
| Studio: | UK Film Council Mango Films |
| Distributor: | Imagem Filmes (Brazil) |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom Brazil |
| Language: | English Portuguese |
Jean Charles is a 2009 British-Brazilian feature film depicting the life of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian immigrant wrongly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police at Stockwell tube station in London on 22 July 2005, after being mistaken for a terrorist.[1]
The film was directed by Henrique Goldman and received its international premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Selton Mello stars as Jean Charles with many of the other roles played by the actual friends and family of Jean Charles de Menezes. Award-winning director Stephen Frears was an executive producer for the film.[2]