Heleno

Sep 12, 2011

1h 56m

★ 6.3

Passion. Decadence. Destruction.

Overview

José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glorious and tragic story of the legendary football striker Heleno de Freitas. The sumptuous black and white cinematography reflects the chic life of Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s as it fell under the spell of sports royalty. Heleno was no doubt one of the most popular players of his time for his bravura in the field and magnificent goal-scoring that lead the Botafogo team to the top and himself into a vicious downward spiral.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Zola Filmes

BNDES

BR Petrobrás

Downtown Filmes

FINEP/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovacão

Goritzia Filmes

RT Features

Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE

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Cast

Heleno de Freitas

Rodrigo Santoro

Silvia

Alinne Moraes

Diamantina

Angie Cepeda

Alberto

Erom Cordeiro

Jorge

Mauricio Tizumba

César

Duda Ribeiro

Bezerra

Orã Figueiredo

Dr. Souza Lima

Jean Pierre Noher

Carlito Rocha

Othon Bastos

Médico da clínica

Herson Capri

Tiete Cena do Carro

Juliana Lohmann

Túlio

Luka Ribeiro

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