Kevin de Paula

Leonardo Lima Carvalho

Seu Jorge

Milton Gonçalves

Seth Michaels

Vincent D'Onofrio

André Mattos

Mariana Nunes

Phil Miler

Rafael Henriques

Felipe Simas

Adriano Aragon

Mariana Balsa

Eric Bell Jr.

Diego Boneta

Jon Cotterill

Vivi Devereaux

Garcia Júnior

Colm Meaney

Ivan Orlic

Rodrigo Santoro

Pelé

Fernando Caruso

Arthur Macedo

Guilherme Martins

Mailson Moura

Milson Ferreira

Fernando Pitt

Sérgio Menezes

Charles Myara

José Victor Pires

Michael Zimbalist

Jeff Zimbalist

Colin Wilson

Brian Grazer

Kim Roth

A.R. Rahman

Naomi Geraghty

Gail Stevens

Inês Salgado

Luis Carballar

Matthew Libatique

Dominic Watkins

Mary Vernieu

Glen Scantlebury

Michelle Wade Byrd

Silvia Gangemi

Caique Martins Ferreira

Jonita Gandhi

Patricia Alencastro

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Marcos Flaksman

Pedro Barbalho

Aimee Lee McDaniel

Guy East

Alexandre Dauman

Benjamin Mathes

Filipe Oliveira

Paul Kemsley

Ricardo Karam

Daniela Carvalho

Tarso Pizzorno

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Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Zohar International

Imagine Entertainment

Seine Pictures

Zohar Cinema

All Rise Films

United States of America

English

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biography

football (soccer)

inspirational

A straightforward, hearty sports biopic, is <em>'Pelé: Birth of a Legend'</em>.

I love football, if I'm not watching films I'm watching the beautiful game, so was looking forward to checking this 2016 flick out, as it portrays the early years of the late, great Pelé. The film isn't quite as amazing as the Brazilian baller himself, but I think it just about creates a pleasant enough 100 minutes or so. It does have the usual biopic clichés, but if we're being honest that's to be expected.

Kevin de Paula and Leonardo Lima Carvalho do well as the titular character, though the standout from an acting standpoint is, in my opinion, Seu Jorge. I, to be honest, did not know of him until just over a month ago when I watched 2019's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/marighella-2021/">Marighella</a>'</em>, I was thoroughly impressed with him in that and sames goes for this - a very capable actor. Elsewhere, Vincent D'Onofrio and Colm Meaney are involved too.

My only main criticism of this is the fact that it's told in English. That obviously makes it that tad bit more watchable to English speakers like myself, so I wouldn't complain too hard, but it does slightly irritate me when the whole story is rooted, in this case, in Portuguese-speaking life and yet everyone speaks Anglais. Nothing major, granted.

**How to be Brazilian through Pele's movie**

One of the wonderful movie that are classified in the biographical category. When you watch Pele: Birth of a Legend, you feel a sense of belonging to Brazil because of everyone's love for the legendary star Pele. The director and screenwriter made us feel that we belong to this story that is told through the film.

The story revolves around a person named Pele, and the difficult experiences he went through in his life, including hardship and poverty for him and his miserable family, until he reached the Pele we know now. What impressed me more about the film than Pele's directing is that the director was able to produce impressive sports clips. The performance of the actors was good, especially the little Pele, who was skilled in his acting performance.

A great person like Pele Many people don't know that Pele went through harsh experiences until he reached Pele who we know now. He grew up in a poor family, and the film showed us the extent of the suffering that Pele was in until he arrived from Santos to the national team. I liked the Brazilian samba music, which gave the viewer stimulation and made him feel that he was Brazilian.

I felt the passion watching one shot after another. I was hooked from the first shot.

Pelé: Birth of a Legend Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Rodrigo Santoro, Seu Jorge Movie HD

Pelé: Birth of a Legend( 2016)

A boy with nothing who changed everything.

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A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on Thu Feb 16 2023

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