Heleno

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Heleno (2011)

Directed by José Henrique Fonseca

“Passion. Decadence. Destruction.”

Drama, History · 1h 56m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
José Henrique Fonseca
Screenplay
Fernando Castets, Felipe Bragança, José Henrique Fonseca
Writer
L.G. Bayão
Director of Photography
Walter Carvalho
Editor
Sérgio Mekler
Producer
Rodrigo Teixeira, José Henrique Fonseca, Eduardo Pop, Rodrigo Santoro

Details

Release date
2011-09-12
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Zola Filmes, BNDES, Petrobras, Downtown Filmes, FINEP/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovacão, Goritzia Filmes, RT Features, Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE