Pelé (2016)
È il 1950 e il Brasile intero ha la radio all'orecchio o gli occhi puntati al piccolo schermo: è una questione di orgoglio nazionale. La sconfitta in casa, per mano dell'Uruguay, nell'ultima partita dei Mondiali di Rio, getta il paese in uno stato di prostrazione collettivo e devastante. Attraverso la messa in discussione della pratica della ginga, espressione di un calcio felice e spettacolare, i brasiliani mettono in discussione la loro stessa identità e la loro visione del mondo. Ma non il piccolo Dico, 9 anni, folletto del calcio giocato senza scarpe tra i vicoli di Bauru. Colpito dalla tristezza sul volto del padre, Dico gli promette che un giorno porterà il Brasile alla vittoria, e dodici anni dopo, in Svezia, onorerà quel primo voto e si farà conoscere dal mondo intero col nome di Pelé.
Direttori:
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist.
Scrittori:
Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist.
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Kevin de Paula as Pelé |
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Leonardo Lima Carvalho as Younger Pelé |
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Seu Jorge as Dondinho |
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Milton Gonçalves as Waldemar de Brito |
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Seth Michaels as Mário |
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Vincent D'Onofrio as Feola |
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André Mattos as Santos club's coach |
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Mariana Nunes as Celeste Arantes |
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Phil Miler as Narrator (voice) |
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Rafael Henriques as Yuri (14 year old) |
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Felipe Simas as Garrincha |
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Adriano Aragon as French Announcer (voice) |
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Mariana Balsa as Lúcia |
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Eric Bell Jr. as Zoca (voice) |
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Diego Boneta as José |
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Jon Cotterill as British Commentator |
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Vivi Devereaux as Austin Smith |
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Garcia Júnior as Assistant Coach |
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Colm Meaney as George Raynor |
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Ivan Orlić as Spanish Announcer |
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Rodrigo Santoro as Brazilian announcer |
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Pelé as Pelé |
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Fernando Caruso as Zito |
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Arthur Macedo as Castilho |
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Guilherme Martins as Vavá |
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Mailson Moura as Mauro |
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Milson Ferreira as Didi |
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Fernando Pitt as Bellini |
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Sérgio Menezes as Mario Americo |
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Charles Myara as Doctor Gosling |
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Colm Meaney as Coach George Raynor |
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José Victor Pires as Jogador |
| Writing | Michael Zimbalist | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jeff Zimbalist | Director |
| Production | Colin Wilson | Producer |
| Production | Ivan Orlić | Producer |
| Writing | Jeff Zimbalist | Screenplay |
| Production | Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Production | Kim Roth | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Zimbalist | Director |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Naomi Geraghty | Editor |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inês Salgado | Costume Design |
| Editing | Luis Carballar | Editor |
| Camera | Matthew Libatique | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dominic Watkins | Production Design |
| Production | Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Editing | Glen Scantlebury | Editor |
| Production | Michelle Wade Byrd | Casting |
| Camera | Silvia Gangemi | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Line Producer |
| Sound | Jonita Gandhi | Playback Singer |
| Directing | Patricia Alencastro | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Associate Producer |
| Art | Marcos Flaksman | Art Direction |
| Directing | Pedro Barbalho | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Aimee Lee McDaniel | Choreographer |
| Production | Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexandre Dauman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pelé | Executive Producer |
| Production | Benjamin Mathes | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Filipe Oliveira | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Seth Michaels | Choreographer |
| Production | Paul Kemsley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ricardo Karam | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Daniela Carvalho | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Tarso Pizzorno | Storyboard Artist |