Heleno
“Passion. Decadence. Destruction.”
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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Rodrigo Santoro
Heleno de Freitas
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Alinne Moraes
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José Henrique Fonseca Director · Fernando Castets Screenplay Felipe Bragança Screenplay
United States release March 5, 2013 · Produced in Brazil · Production BNDES, Petrobras
Production
Zola Filmes
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BNDES
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Petrobras
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Downtown Filmes
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FINEP/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovacão
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Goritzia Filmes
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RT Features
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Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
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Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE)
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BR Petrobrás
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Brazil
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2011
Limited theatrical · TIFF
Brazil · March 29, 2012
Theatrical
United States · March 5, 2013
Theatrical
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