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BORN in Tres Coracoes in Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento grew up in poverty but found salvation on the football field as Pele (pictured).

Directed by David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas, this feature-length documentary draws on unprecedented access to the player to chart a turbulent 12-year period in Brazil’s history between 1958 and 1970, when Pele graduated from promising talent to national hero and became the only man to win three World Cup titles.

The film incorporates footage and interviews with Pele’s former team-mates Jairzinho, Rivellino and Zagallo to dissect one man’s quest for perfection on the field and his enduring legacy.

Streaming from February 23 on Netflix