Heleno - Uk Premiere

Part of the Vamos Festival

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Certificate: Unknown
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Format: DVD
Language: Portuguese, English subtitles, Brazil
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Heleno de Freitas was a Brazilian football legend whose career at Botafogo shone briefly, but brightly, in the 1940s. With a glamorous life in Rio, Heleno was confident he would become the best Brazilian footballer ever. But war, illness and misfortune, led to his dramatic decline. 
Living in isolation in a sanatorium, he witnessed Brazil winning the 1958 World Cup with a new star named Pelé. Heleno died the following year. Brazilian star Rodrigo Santoro (Che, Carandiru, Love Actually) plays Heleno in this biography. 
Part of ¡VAMOS! Festival www.vamosfestival.com
With thanks to Tatiana Groff and Project Hub Creative Content, São Paulo. 
Supported by Embassy of Brazil in London.

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