Film

Heleno

2011 · 1h 56m · Drama · History

Passion. Decadence. Destruction.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

46%

Metacritic

52

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.

Rodrigo Santoro

Heleno de Freitas

Alinne Moraes

Silvia

Angie Cepeda

Diamantina

Erom Cordeiro

Alberto

Mauricio Tizumba

Jorge

Duda Ribeiro

César

Orã Figueiredo

Bezerra

Jean Pierre Noher

Dr. Souza Lima

Othon Bastos

Carlito Rocha

Herson Capri

Médico da clínica

Juliana Lohmann

Tiete Cena do Carro

Luka Ribeiro

Túlio

Ernani Moraes

Treinador do Vasco

Priscila Assum

Edith

Laila Zaid

Vendedora de Cigarro

Fernando Caruso

Locutor 1 (Z.É)

• José Henrique FonsecaDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Felipe BragançaScreenplay
• Fernando CastetsScreenplay
• L.G. BayãoWriter
• Rodrigo TeixeiraProducer
• Rodrigo SantoroProducer
• Eduardo PopProducer
• Eliane FerreiraExecutive Producer
• Beto BrunoExecutive Producer
• Walter CarvalhoDirector of Photography

Release date

September 12, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Genres

Drama, History

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