Meu Nome Não É Johnny (2008)

Original title

Meu Nome não é Johnny

Directed by

Mauro Lima

Genre

crime, drama

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

14

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 280 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from Rio de Janeiro lives a double life as a middle-class surfer and a drug dealer. His choices lead to a fall from grace and a prison sentence.

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What happens

Meu Nome Não É Johnny (English: My Name Ain't Johnny) is a 2008 Brazilian film directed by Mauro Lima. A box office hit, it was one of the 14 films considered by the Ministry of Culture to represent Brazil in the competition for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2008 ceremony. The film was based on the book Meu Nome Não é Johnny by Guilherme Fiuza. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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