This valedictory film allows sober recognition for all that he did.
Pelé
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United Kingdom · 2021
Rated PG-13 · 1h 48m
Director David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas
Starring Pelé, Zagallo, Gilberto Gil, Benedita da Silva
Genre Documentary
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Mixing rare archival footage and exclusive interviews, this documentary feature celebrates the soccer legend who personifed the beautiful game: Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles. Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero.
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What are critics saying?
RogerEbert.com by Carlos Aguilar
To see him wrestle with his own past, the pressure of a whole country’s dreams, and the relief of making them come true, is occasionally riveting, but it’s also what makes Pelé all the more a missed opportunity for a sharper portrait.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by John Doyle
Pelé is a terrific examination of the player, the man and his status in recent Brazilian history. It’s about his astonishing skill, his World Cup victories and defeats, and his celebrity. But at its core it’s about how Pele legitimized the dictatorship that governed Brazil during the later portion of his career.
The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer
As much as Pelé inspired love and awe among his fans, this polished and well-intentioned biography doesn’t quite do the same.
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
I did yearn to see more of his talents in action; his header goal in that year’s Italy final feels cosmically liberating. But however conventional as a whole, the movie feels troubled by the traumas of Pelé’s heyday.
Nicholas and Tryhorn’s new film for Netflix, though plenty laudatory, presents a contemplative Pelé that appears human after all.
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