Pelé: Birth of a Legend
(2016)
Overview
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
Directors
Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Writers
Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist
Top Billed
Kevin de Paula
Keywords
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Top Billed Cast
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Reviews
r96sk
⭐ 7/10February 16, 2023
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 …
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Andre Wilfred Sanders
⭐ 7/10June 21, 2023
**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 wen…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$7,860,000