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Advertisement. "Pelé: Birth of a Legend" flashes back to the very early childhood of said revolutionary player, and while its outline is true to Pelé’s true life—he did triumph over poverty to become one of the greatest talents and stars the world of sports has ever known—its specifics all fall into the land of cliché.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend - Apple TV. Available on AMC+, Pluto TV, IFC Films, Philo, Prime Video, Plex. Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama. Biography 2016 1 hr 47 min.
Official Trailer. Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama. Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend. The son of a former soccer player who saw his career cut short by injury, Edson, grew up working to help his family and began playing soccer using a ball made of rags. At 15, he is noticed on the street and signed by Santos. Less than two years later Edson, now Pelé to everyone, drags Brazil to World Cup victory. IMDb ...
PELE tells the miraculous story of the legendary soccer players rise to glory from a young boy, to the 17 year old who scored the winning goal in Brazil's first ever World Cup victory in 1958. From a life full of disadvantages and an impoverished youth in Brazil, Pele used his unorthodox yet authentic style of play and his unbeatable spirit to ...
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé’s extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero. Watch trailers & learn more.
"Pelé: Birth of a Legend" represents formulaic and unrefined filmmaking, but still manages to inspire on multiple levels. Co-written and co-directed by brothers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist (both working on their first feature film), the movie follows the tried-and-true pattern of most sports movies, but suffers from some minor issues of technique.
