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PELÉ: BIRTH OF A LEGEND

USA, 2016, 107′, color

Director - Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

Script - Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

Camera - Matthew Libatique

Music - A. R. Rahman

Cast - Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Seu Jorge, Colm Meaney

Producers - Brian Grazer, Ivan Orlic, Colin Wilson, Kim Roth

Production - Imagine Entertainment, Seine Pictures, Zohar International

From the slums of Brazil to center stage at the world’s biggest sporting event, Pelé's rise to become the youngest-ever World Cup winner, at the age of 17, was nothing short of a miracle. Full of laughs, life lessons, and heart, this inspiring biopic is perfect for introducing a new generation to the greatest soccer player of all time.

Program

05.03.2018
DOM NA KINOTO - 18.30 часа

Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist

Jeff and Michael are Emmy Award winning writers, directors, and editors whose films have been broadcast on HBO, MTV, PBS, ESPN, Channel4 UK, the BBC and BET, as well as theatrically distributed worldwide. Pelé: Birth of a Legend is their first feature film.

FILMOGRAPHY

Jeff Zimbalist

2002 Buenas intenciones – TV doc.
2005 Favela Rising – doc.
2008 Iron Ring – TV Series
2010 The Two Escobars – doc. (co-dir. with Michael Zimbalist)
2011 Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told – doc.
2011 The Kann Artists – doc. short
2013 Youngstown Boys – doc. (co-dir. with Michael Zimbalist)
2015 A Home for the Holidays – TV film
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend (co-dir. with Michael Zimbalist)

Michael Zimbalist

2010 The Two Escobars – doc. (co-dir. with Jeff Zimbalist)
2013 Youngstown Boys – doc. (co-dir. with Jeff Zimbalist)
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend (co-dir. with Jeff Zimbalist)