Pelé, the plot of the film inspired by the true story of the Brazilian soccer champion
Pelé is the title of the 2016 film that tells the life of one of the best footballers ever. The biopic, directed by brothers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist, is also a great redemption story for a boy from the favelas. The plot of the film is therefore inspired by the true story of the Brazilian champion, both in terms of his career and his private life. The film airs this evening, 21 September 2022, on Canale 5.
Plot, the true story of the film
The 2016 film is initially set in 1950s Brazil. Young Pele (played by Leonardo Lima Carvalho) spends his childhood in Bauru. In the alleys of the city’s favelas, the child loves to combine pranks and play football with his friends, a sport that he hopes will one day become his profession.
Unfortunately, Brazil’s unexpected defeat in the 1950 World Cup final changes everything. Pele’s father, a former footballer, struck by the tragic defeat of the national team, forbids his son to continue playing football and sends him to work. It is at this moment that he meets for the first time the arrogant José Altafini, a promising young football player: the two immediately become rivals.
To prove what he’s worth, Pele – according to the film’s plot – secretly enters a football tournament, where he is noticed by coach Waldemar de Brito, who communicates his interest in the young man to the family. The father thus discovers that he has been disobeyed, but still decides to indulge his son’s wish. Unfortunately, the tragic death of his friend Thiago deeply marks Pele, who decides to abandon his ambition to become a great footballer and starts working as a janitor.
Pelé grew up continuing to cultivate his passion for football with his father, who also taught him ginga, the basic step of Capoeira. The mother, eager to give her son a better future, signs him up for an audition to join the Santos team. The boy immediately enters the training, but his style of play is very different from those of the other players and is often criticized. Pelé is once again close to abandoning his dream, but things will soon change for good. Appointment therefore tonight, 21 September 2022, on Channel 5 with the film Pele.
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