De Menezes film planned

Mango films are to make a film based on the death of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes.

Feb 13 2007

A film about the tragic death of Jean Charles de Menezes is in the works, with London-based Brazilian-born director Henrique Goldman planning to shoot this summer.

The as-yet-untitled feature will be a 'United 93' style dramatisation of the events that lead up to the Brazilian electrician being shot at Stockwell tube station in July 2005.

The de Menezes family will be closely involved with the project, while the film will also make use of archive material, including the huge funeral that was held for Jean Charles in his homeland.

'It's a tragedy but it’s also a celebration of the Brazilian joie de vivre in London' explains producer Luke Schiller, who also revealed that Nitin Sawhney will compose the film's soundtrack.

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