Heleno
2011 · Movie · R · 116 min · ★ 6.2 · 49% critics
A celebrated Brazilian footballer rises through Rio’s glamorous sports scene in the 1940s, thrilling fans with bold talent and fierce ambition. Behind the fame, his volatile personality and personal struggles threaten the life he has built on and off the field.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-12
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (44 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intense sports biopics like The Damned United, with glamour and turmoil; Not for you if you want an uplifting, match-focused football story.
Pros: powerful lead performance; stylish period atmosphere; engaging sports portrait | Cons: often depressing tone; fewer soccer scenes; challenging time jumps
Themes
- biography
- football (soccer)
- 1940s
Cast & crew
Rodrigo Santoro
as Heleno de Freitas
Alinne Moraes
as Silvia
Angie Cepeda
as Diamantina
Erom Cordeiro
as Alberto
- MT
Mauricio Tizumba
as Jorge
- DR
Duda Ribeiro
as César
Orã Figueiredo
as Bezerra
Jean Pierre Noher
as Dr. Souza Lima
Othon Bastos
as Carlito Rocha
Herson Capri
as Médico da clínica
Directed by José Henrique Fonseca