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Mat Whitecross Biography
Mat Whitecross is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on September 21, 1977 in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
Whitecross’ debut The Road to Guantánamo won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Whitecross was born and raised on Oxford.
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His parents were political refugees who were imprisoned in Argentina during the country’s Dirty War. He takes a lot of inspiration from the place where he was raised and from his parent’s friends, many of whom are South American immigrants who fled tortures and prison.
He began his career working for filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films as a runner on the film 24 Hour Party People. Within a few months of starting at Revolution Films, they gave him the chance to shooting and editing for them.
His directorial debut The Road to Guantanamo sta