Pelé: Birth of a Legend

2016 107 min ★ 7.3 Drama

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

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Cast

Kevin de Paula

Pelé

Leonardo Lima Carvalho

Younger Pelé

Seu Jorge

Dondinho

Milton Gonçalves

Waldemar de Brito

Seth Michaels

Mário

Vincent D'Onofrio

Feola

André Mattos

Santos club's coach

Mariana Nunes

Celeste Arantes

Phil Miler

Narrator (voice)

Rafael Henriques

Yuri (14 year old)

Details

Director

Jeff Zimbalist

Screenplay

Michael Zimbalist

Tagline

"A boy with nothing who changed everything."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$27,312

Production

Zohar International, Imagine Entertainment, Seine Pictures, Zohar Cinema, All Rise Films

Reviews

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r96sk

February 16, 2023

★ 7/10

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 ...

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Andre Wilfred Sanders

June 21, 2023

★ 7/10

**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 perso...