A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case
2023 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.8
After a 5-year-old girl falls from her father’s apartment, her mother pushes for answers and accountability as the case explodes into a national spectacle. The film revisits the investigation and trial, while showing how intense media attention and public pressure shaped the search for justice.
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Details
- Original title
- Isabella: o Caso Nardoni
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-08-17
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (68 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a high-profile true-crime case that mixes investigation details with the surrounding media frenzy, like Killer Ratings or Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case; Not for you if you need a tightly structured, purely evidence-driven documentary.
Pros: gripping real-life tragedy; detailed case revisit; strong emotional impact | Cons: confusing presentation at times; uneven English subtitles/voiceover; missing or partial evidence
Themes
- based on novel or book
- true crime
Cast & crew
Hebe Camargo
as Self
- MC
Márcio Campos
as Self
- MC
Marcos Carneiro
as Self
- IC
Ilana Casoy
as Self
- FC
Francisco Cembranelli
as Self
José Luiz Datena
as Self
- MF
Maria Lydia Flandoli
as Self
- RH
Rodrigo Hidalgo
as Self
- AJ
Anna Carolina Jatobá
as Self
- AN
Alexandre Nardoni
as Self
Directed by Micael Langer, Cláudio Manoel