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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Rodrigo SantoroHeleno de Freitas
Alinne MoraesSilvia
Angie CepedaDiamantina
Erom CordeiroAlberto
Orã FigueiredoBezerra
Jean Pierre NoherDr. Souza Lima
Othon BastosCarlito Rocha
Herson CapriMédico da clínica
Juliana LohmannTiete Cena do CarroExplore the crew
- Director
- José Henrique Fonseca
- Writer
- L.G. Bayão
- Screenplay
- Felipe Bragança
- Screenplay
- Fernando Castets
- Screenplay
- José Henrique Fonseca
- Director of Photography
- Walter Carvalho
- Producer
- Rodrigo Teixeira
- Producer
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Producer
- Eduardo Pop
- Producer
- José Henrique Fonseca
- Editor
- Sérgio Mekler