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 |
| Writing | L.G. Bayão | Writer |
| Writing | Felipe Bragança | Screenplay |
| Directing | José Henrique Fonseca | Director |
| Writing | Fernando Castets | Screenplay |
| Writing | José Henrique Fonseca | Screenplay |
| Camera | Walter Carvalho | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rodrigo Teixeira | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valeria Stefani | Costume Design |
| Production | Rodrigo Santoro | Producer |
| Editing | Sérgio Mekler | Editor |
| Art | Marlise Storchi | Art Direction |
| Directing | Marcos Pimenta | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rodrigo Noronha | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Nicolau Saldanha | Video Assist Operator |
| Production | Eliane Ferreira | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Renato Galimberti | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Roberto Barreto | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Jefferson Ietto Novo | Digital Compositor |
| Camera | Pedro Von Krüger | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariah de Freitas | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lísia Faccin | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Berna Ceppas | Music |
| Production | Eduardo Pop | Producer |
| Directing | Caio Campos | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aline Guerra | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Daniel T. Müller | Digital Compositor |
| Art | Carla Mendes | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Kiko Ferraz | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Gustavo Loureiro | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Altyr Pereira | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Luz Guerra | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | José Henrique Fonseca | Producer |
| Production | Veruschka G. Bäuerle | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Sergio Guidoux Kalil | Foley Artist |
| Production | Mariana Ricciardi | Development Producer |
| Sound | Tomas Alem | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Tomas Alem | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Gustavo Loureiro | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Felipe Burger Marques | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Sergio Farjalla Jr. | Weapons Master |
| Sound | Bito Cavalcante | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ricardo Costa | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Yan Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Stephanie Steponovicius | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Frederico Massine | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Mariano | Visual Effects |
| Production | Juca Diaz | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Gabriel Hoffmann | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Fernanda Laignier | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Beto Bruno | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Murtinho | Costume Design |
| Crew | Marcio Bittencourt Farjalla | Weapons Master |
| Visual Effects | Marco Prado | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Felipe Pinaud | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronaldo Carmo | Set Costumer |
| Production | Fernanda Laignier | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Lighting | Toti Cardoso | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vítor Saraiva | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Felipe Pinaud | Musician |
| Editing | Bernardo Barcellos | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Pedro Diniz | Assistant Set Designer |
| Camera | Dan Behr | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Pablo Baião | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ricardo Claper | Epk Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Ribas | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Fábio Souza | Colorist |