A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

2023

1h 44m

6.8(68 votes)

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When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice — and is put under the national spotlight.

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15 members

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Hebe Camargo

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Márcio Campos

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Marcos Carneiro

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Ilana Casoy

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Francisco Cembranelli

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José Luiz Datena

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Maria Lydia Flandoli

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Rodrigo Hidalgo

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Anna Carolina Jatobá

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Alexandre Nardoni

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Isabella Nardoni

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Mario Palumbo

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Roberto Podval

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Ratinho

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João Paulo Vergueiro

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