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Heleno

Play trailer Poster for Heleno R,  2012,  1h 57m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 46% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
46% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Brazilian soccer great Heleno de Freitas (Rodrigo Santoro) becomes the idol of many, but his personal demons and tumultuous life threaten to destroy him.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Dec 7, 2012
3/5
There's just so much one can care about this star athlete and his self-destructive journey. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Dec 7, 2012
1.5/4
What you get instead of soccer is almost two hours of late-stage syphilis. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Dec 6, 2012
3.5/5
Equal parts temper and tenderness, lust and incaution, "Heleno" is short on specifics but long on impression. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 27, 2019
Heleno -- an richly intimate portrait of the man, the myth and the madness of both. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Feb 28, 2013
C
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Dec 14, 2012
The script rarely digs beneath the surface of its intriguing subject. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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José Henrique Fonseca

Director

Rodrigo Santoro

Heleno

Alinne Moraes

Silvia

Angie Cepeda

Diamantina

Priscila Assum

Edite

Othon Bastos

Carlito Rocha

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Heleno

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Movie Info

Synopsis Brazilian soccer great Heleno de Freitas (Rodrigo Santoro) becomes the idol of many, but his personal demons and tumultuous life threaten to destroy him.
Director
José Henrique Fonseca
Screenwriter
José Henrique Fonseca, Felipe Bragança, Fernando Castets
Distributor
Screen Media Ventures
Production Co
Br Petrobas
Rating
R (Drug Content|Some Language|Sexuality)
Genre
Biography
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2014
Runtime
1h 57m
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