Heleno

{{Short description|2011 film directed by José Henrique Fonseca}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Heleno

| image = Heleno-poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = José Henrique Fonseca

| producer = Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Teixeira
Eduardo Pop

| writer = Fernando Castets
Felipe Bragança
José Henrique Fonseca

| starring = Rodrigo Santoro
Angie Cepeda
Alinne Moraes
Erom Cordeiro
Othon Bastos

| music = Berna Ceppas

| cinematography = Walter Carvalho

| editing = Sergio Mekler

| studio = Downtown Filmes
Goritzia Filmes

| distributor = Screen Media Films

| released = {{Film date|2011|09|12|Toronto International Film Festival|2012|03|30|Brazil}}

| runtime = 116 minutes

| country = Brazil

| language = Portuguese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Heleno is a 2011 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by José Henrique Fonseca. It stars and was produced by Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro.

Plot

It tells the story of Heleno de Freitas (Rodrigo Santoro), a legendary football star who played for Botafogo during the 1940s. Most of all, Heleno's self-destructive behaviour turned him into a myth.{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/heleno/6723|title=Heleno |last1=McCarthy |first1=Nick|date=4 December 2012 |work=Slant Magazine |publisher= |accessdate=6 December 2012}}