FEATURE FILM

Heleno

6.2/10
TMDB46 votes
Original: 116 min

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.

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About Heleno

Passion. Decadence. Destruction.

Heleno (2011) is a film in the drama, history genres. Directed by . The cast includes Rodrigo Santoro, Alinne Moraes, Angie Cepeda, Erom Cordeiro.

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Original language
Runtime
116 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Brazil
Production companies
Zola Filmes, BNDES, Petrobras, Downtown Filmes, FINEP/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovacão, Goritzia Filmes, RT Features, Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
Writers
Fernando Castets, Felipe Bragança, L.G. Bayão, José Henrique Fonseca

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What is Heleno about?

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.

Who stars in Heleno?

Rodrigo Santoro, Alinne Moraes, Angie Cepeda, Erom Cordeiro, Mauricio Tizumba, Duda Ribeiro. See the cast cards above for character names.

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