Heleno (2011)
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.
Director:
José Henrique Fonseca
Writers:
Felipe Bragança, Fernando Castets, José Henrique Fonseca.
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Rodrigo Santoro as Heleno de Freitas |
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Alinne Moraes as Silvia |
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Angie Cepeda as Diamantina |
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Erom Cordeiro as Alberto |
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Mauricio Tizumba as Jorge |
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Duda Ribeiro as César |
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Orã Figueiredo as Bezerra |
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Jean Pierre Noher as Dr. Souza Lima |
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Othon Bastos as Carlito Rocha |
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Herson Capri as Médico da clínica |
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Juliana Lohmann as Tiete Cena do Carro |
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Luka Ribeiro as Túlio |
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Ernani Moraes as Treinador do Vasco |
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Priscila Assum as Edith |
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Laila Zaid as Vendedora de Cigarro |
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Fernando Caruso as Locutor 1 (Z.É) |
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Gregório Duvivier as Locutor 2 (Z.É) |
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Marcelo Adnet as Locutor 3 (Z.É) |
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Rafael Queiroga as Locutor 4 (Z.É) |
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Cândido Damm as Jornalista 1 |
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Duda Monteiro as Jornalista 2 |
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Augusto Madeira as Locutor da Rádio Nacional |
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Edgar Amorim as Ator da Rádio Nacional |
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Bel García as Atriz da Rádio Nacional |
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Renata Castro Barbosa as Entrevistadora (Off) |
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Flávio Pardal as Paciente 1 da clínica |
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Gilberto Miranda as Paciente da clínica 2 |
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Adalton Barbosa as Paciente da clínica 3 |
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Antonio José Rocha as Paciente da clínica 4 |
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Diogo Rezende Pereira as Paciente da clínica 5 |
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Ismael dos Santos as Paciente da clínica 6 |
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José Carlos Correia as Paciente da clínica 7 |
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José Inácio Junior as Paciente da clínica 8 |
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Washington Miranda Pereira as Paciente da clínica 9 |
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Luiz Magnelli as Tesoureiro |
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Jayme del Cueto as Barbeiro |
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José Henrique Fonseca as Dirigente do Boca Juniors |
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Yashar Zambuzzi as Funcionário CBD |
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Agles Steib as Juvenal |
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Edi Botelho as Médico do América 1 |
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Billy Blanco Jr. as Médico do América 2 |
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Samir Murad as Técnico do América |
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Marcela Tinti as Funcionário Rádio Nacional |
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João Vitor Silva as Menino do soco |
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Cesinha Brunet as Músico Cabaret 1 |
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Altair Martins as Músico Cabaret 2 |
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João Carlos Coutinho as Músico do Cabaret 3 |
| Directing | José Henrique Fonseca | Director |
| Writing | L.G. Bayão | Writer |
| Writing | Felipe Bragança | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fernando Castets | Screenplay |
| Writing | José Henrique Fonseca | Screenplay |
| Camera | Walter Carvalho | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Berna Ceppas | Music |
| Production | Rodrigo Teixeira | Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Steponovicius | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Rodrigo Santoro | Producer |
| Production | Mariana Ricciardi | Development Producer |
| Production | Eduardo Pop | Producer |
| Production | Fernanda Laignier | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | José Henrique Fonseca | Producer |
| Production | Eliane Ferreira | Executive Producer |
| Production | Beto Bruno | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Sérgio Mekler | Editor |
| Art | Marlise Storchi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Murtinho | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valeria Stefani | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariah de Freitas | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Juca Diaz | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Veruschka G. Bäuerle | Post Production Coordinator |
| Art | Carla Mendes | Graphic Designer |
| Directing | Marcos Pimenta | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Caio Campos | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aline Guerra | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tomas Alem | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Tomas Alem | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Bito Cavalcante | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Rodrigo Noronha | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ricardo Costa | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Lísia Faccin | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Kiko Ferraz | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Renato Galimberti | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Sergio Guidoux Kalil | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gustavo Loureiro | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Gustavo Loureiro | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Felipe Burger Marques | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Frederico Massine | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Altyr Pereira | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound |
| Sound | Yan Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Sergio Farjalla Jr. | Weapons Master |
| Crew | Marcio Bittencourt Farjalla | Weapons Master |
| Visual Effects | Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Roberto Barreto | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Mariano | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Daniel T. Müller | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jefferson Ietto Novo | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Marco Prado | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Pedro Von Krüger | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Nicolau Saldanha | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Gabriel Hoffmann | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Luz Guerra | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Toti Cardoso | Gaffer |
| Camera | Dan Behr | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Pablo Baião | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronaldo Carmo | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Ribas | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vítor Saraiva | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Fábio Souza | Colorist |
| Editing | Bernardo Barcellos | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Felipe Pinaud | Musician |
| Sound | Felipe Pinaud | Orchestrator |
| Production | Fernanda Laignier | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Ricardo Claper | Epk Producer |
| Art | Pedro Diniz | Assistant Set Designer |