Roland Joffé

British director and producer Roland Joffe began his career with the Old Vic Theatre in London. He then began working at London's National Theatre where he became the youngest director in its history. In the 1980s, Joffe made a spectacular directorial debut with two political epics: The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986). Both films garnered Oscars for cinematographer Chris Menges, and the latter film won Joffe a Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival.