Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

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A boy with nothing who changed everything.

The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.

Released: 2016-05-06
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 47m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 1,169 votes

Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist.

Top cast

Kevin de Paula as Pelé
Leonardo Lima Carvalho as Younger Pelé
Seu Jorge as Dondinho
Milton Gonçalves as Waldemar de Brito
Seth Michaels as Mário
Vincent D'Onofrio as Feola
André Mattos as Santos club's coach
Mariana Nunes as Celeste Arantes
Phil Miler as Narrator (voice)
Rafael Henriques as Yuri (14 year old)

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Where to watch Pelé: Birth of a Legend

United States: stream on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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