Genres
Production Companies
BNDES
BR Petrobrás
Downtown Filmes
FINEP/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovacão
Goritzia Filmes
RT Features
Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
Heleno
Passion. Decadence. Destruction.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: L.G. Bayão
Screenplay: Felipe Bragança, Fernando Castets, José Henrique Fonseca
Director: José Henrique Fonseca
Director of Photography: Walter Carvalho
Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira, Rodrigo Santoro, Eduardo Pop, José Henrique Fonseca
Top Cast
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
