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My Take
Michael Winterbottom is one of those directors I genuinely admire for refusing to repeat himself. From Welcome to Sarajevo to In This World to The Road to Guantanamo, he keeps turning his camera toward uncomfortable real-world subjects, and that restlessness reads as conviction to me, not indecision. Three of his films competing for the Palme d'Or at Cannes tells me the industry takes that ambition seriously. I respect a filmmaker who came up through British television and never lost his appetite for difficult, political stories. Watching his work, I get the sense of someone more interested in the world than in his own brand.
Overview
Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People—have competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Winterbottom
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ウィンターボトム
- Reading
- まいける・うぃんたーぼとむ
- Born
- March 29, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Blackburn, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film editor / screenwriter / television director / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Bristol
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | In This World | — | |
| Notable work | Welcome to Sarajevo | — | |
| Notable work | The Road to Guantanamo | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.