Pelé: Birth of a Legend
“A boy with nothing who changed everything.”
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
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Cast
31 people
Kevin de Paula
Pelé
No other roles listed
Leonardo Lima Carvalho
Younger Pelé
Known for
Total Dreamer
Seu Jorge
Dondinho
Known for
City of God
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Milton Gonçalves
Waldemar de Brito
Known for
Carandiru
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Seth Michaels
Mário
Known for
Red Notice
The Wailer 2
Vincent D'Onofrio
Feola
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Jurassic World
André Mattos
Santos club's coach
Known for
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
DOM
Mariana Nunes
Celeste Arantes
Known for
The Mechanism
Zama
Phil Miler
Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Killer
Rafael Henriques
Yuri (14 year old)
Felipe Simas
Garrincha
Known for
Total Dreamer
Adriano Aragon
French Announcer (voice)
Known for
How to Rob a Bank
Jeff Zimbalist Director · Michael Zimbalist Director A.R. Rahman Composer
Worldwide gross $7.9M · Budget $2.3M · United States release May 6, 2016
Box office
Budget
$2,300,000
Worldwide gross
$7,860,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Zohar International
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Seine Pictures
Production
Zohar Cinema
Production
All Rise Films
Production
IFC Films
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Russian · Swedish
Release dates
United States · April 23, 2016
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · May 6, 2016
Limited theatrical
Brazil
October 28, 2017 · Theatrical
France
July 29, 2016 · Digital
August 3, 2016 · Physical
Germany
December 9, 2016 · Digital
Greece
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
January 13, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
May 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
July 8, 2016 · Digital
Netherlands
November 3, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
July 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
September 30, 2016 · Theatrical
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