Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Heleno end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heleno easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Heleno

Name: Heleno
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2011
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Rodrigo Santoro, Alinne Moraes, Angie Cepeda, Erom Cordeiro, Mauricio Tizumba

Passion. Decadence. Destruction.

Directed by José Henrique Fonseca

Produced by Zola Filmes, BNDES

2011116 min6.2 / 10

A visually sumptuous noir-inflected biography of a Brazilian football legend whose brilliance and charisma gave way to self-destruction and tragedy.

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.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Sports and Competitions Biographical Drama Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Biography Football (soccer)1940s

Questions people ask

Is Heleno sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Heleno end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Heleno easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Heleno scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Heleno violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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