Robert de niro old boxing movie12/8/2023 ![]() ![]() They first met because De Niro liked Secuestro Express, Jakubowicz’s first film. The documentary went on to win Best Documentary at the Premios a la Calidad de Cenac (Venezulelan Oscars).ĭe Niro came on board early in the process and worked closely with writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz on the screenplay. It screened at the Director’s Guild of America’s Angelus Awards, and the Havana Film Festival. In addition, Jakubowicz wrote and directed “Ships of Hope”, a documentary recounting the journey of refugee Jews on a ship fleeing the European Nazi Regime to Venezuela. Distance screened at the World Film Festival of Montreal, New York Independent Film Festival and Palm Springs Short Film Festival, amongst others. Distance (2002/I) is a poignant short film about a woman’s mysterious past unfolding during an unexpected trip to Holland in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. The series premiered in September 2011 in the US and all Spanish Speaking territories across the world, and was nominated to the Monte Carlos TV Festival as Best Series of the Year. In 2010 he co-directed the HBO International Show “Profugos”, the biggest action driven original series ever made in Latin America. Hands of Stone was written, directed and produced by Jakubowicz through his Company Epicentral Studios, which he owns with his wife and Producing Partner Claudine Jakubowicz. The thriller became Venezuela’s highest-grossing film, eclipsing such movies as “Titanic” and “The Passion of the Christ.” In 2015, Jakubowicz completed filming the epic movie about legendary boxer Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran starring Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Ana de Armas, Ellen Barkin, Ruben Blades, John Turturro and Usher. Writer/Director/Producer Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Jonathan Jakubowicz jumped to international recognition after he wrote, directed and produced “Secuestro Express” (2005), the frightening story of one young couple’s ordeal as they career through the underbelly of Caracas in the hands of three thugs who’ve made them their latest payday. ![]()
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