Projection: Sunday 7th December – 6.30 pm – Sala Donzelli
Company: Phoenix Films
Country: BRAZIL
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – GREAT CHAMPION
Discipline: Soccer
Year: 2014
Director: Jose Joaquim Soares, Jose Candido Soares
Editing: Jose Candido Soares
Photo: Jose Joaquim Soares
Soundtrack: Patrick Laplan
Voice Off: Alex Marrow
Producer: Phoenix Films
CoProducer: Sportv
Time: 52 min
Synopsis
Discredited by the great powers of football, Brazil’s national team boarded to Sweden in 1958. What few people knew was that in the Brazilian team were some of the best players in the history of sport who were very important for the Brazilian culture opening the way for Bossa Nova and other cultural manifestations. They are players like Pelé, Garrincha and others and they enchanted the world with their amazing moves conquering the first cup for Brazil. How a simple hearted young man named Pele showed the world that football is not just about playing ball.